With the head with the co -founder and CEO of Google Deepmind Demi HassabiGoogle’s Director General for Southeast Europe Peggy Antonakou and other executives of Googlemet this morning the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Maximus Palace In the context of an inter -ministerial meeting on “The Future of Artificial Intelligence”.
During the discussion, ways of deepening and expanding the cooperation between the two sides, given that Greece has a high -qualification human resources In the field of artificial intelligence, it has developed a particularly detailed strategy for the smooth transition to the TN era and has the ability to test its potential applications in the field artificial intelligence In major disciplines, such as protection from natural disasters, education and health.
At the same time the importance of forming a clear framework for the moral use of artificial intelligence but also the right training of children in the era of TN.
At the start of the meeting, the Prime Minister said: Demis, I’m really glad to welcome you and we have this conversation with some of our top ministers. I just want to point out that we really appreciate the relationship we have built with Google. We consider it to be a strategic cooperation. We have already brought results in various areas, such as infrastructure, culture and education, but the purpose of this debate is to make use of your worldwide knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence to identify new areas of cooperation, in particular with regard to efficiency in governance.
This is an issue that I am very interested in. We can see excellent opportunities for the rationalization of government services and the improvement of the interaction between the government and the citizens. We have already incorporated artificial intelligence tools into the main gateway to public services and the results are extremely impressive. We would also like to understand how you see Greece’s position in the new emerging landscape of artificial intelligence.
As you know, we have a very detailed strategy in the role and position that Greece can have in the global ecosystem of artificial intelligence. There are some areas, such as education and healthcare, where I believe we can make enormous progress and find ourselves at the forefront of innovation.
We have a very dynamic innovation ecosystem in Greece. We will have the opportunity to talk to them tonight -thank you for changing the time of the event, you realize that at 9pm at night, no matter how much your artificial intelligence and presence fascinate them, I doubt if there would be a big audience -but also to talk about you,
And, of course, to talk about the debate about the public sphere and how we could use artificial intelligence to break the “silos” of polarization and have a more civilized dialogue, which of course should concern us all, as democratic countries, especially in the light of horrific events. I’ll stop here. Again, thank you very much for devoting time to our team.
Google Deepmind Demis Hassabis co -founder and chief executive noted: “Greece has a huge opportunity to be at the forefront of maximizing the potential of artificial intelligence, utilizing its impressive ecosystem of startups and its innovation culture. Along with the rest of Europe, Greece can also play an important role in shaping the responsible development and governance of artificial intelligence worldwide, working closely with allies such as the US and the United Kingdom. “
The meeting was attended by the Government, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government Kostis Hatzidakis, the Minister of Education, Religions and Sports Sofia Zacharakis, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Labor and Social Security Niki in the presidency of the Greek Government Yiannis Mastrogeorgiou and the Director of the Office of International Strategic Planning and Communication of the Prime Minister, Aristotle Peloni. Eugenia Bozu, head of government relations and public policy, also participated in Google.
