WEF President Advocates for a Supervisory Algorithm to Guide AI for the Greater Good

World Financial Discussion board (WEF) president Børge Brende means that there must be an algorithm above different algorithms as a way to higher serve humankind.

Talking on the Doha Forum in Qatar throughout a session on “The Geopolitics of Synthetic Intelligence” over the weekend, Brende said that China and the US have realized that whoever comes out on high with AI would be the strongest nation, and there must be an algorithm to maintain different algorithms in examine for the sake of humankind.

“I feel we’d like an settlement on the algorithm above the algorithms, perhaps an algorithm that may management that the algorithms do work within the curiosity of humankind“

WEF President Børge Brende, Doha Discussion board, December 2024

“These are superpowers with out superpowers, they usually know that the longer term superpower is GenAI, and GenAI could be a drive for good; it could possibly enhance productiveness with 10 p.c within the coming decade — that’s quite a lot of prosperity, however I feel it’s a good suggestion that the people are on high of the algorithms and never the algorithms on high of the people,” mentioned the WEF president.

“I feel we’d like an settlement on the algorithm above the algorithms, perhaps an algorithm that may management that the algorithms do work within the curiosity of humankind,” he added.

“I see that the ability of AI will be a lot for good, one thing that nuclear weapons have by no means been, however now we have to verify we don’t lose the child with the bathwater”

WEF President Børge Brende, Doha Discussion board, December 2024

Whereas recognizing the potential of AI to create productiveness and prosperity on the earth, Brende additionally mentioned that one of many downsides is the trillions of {dollars} misplaced to cybercrime, and that China and the US ought to come to regulatory agreements to fight that.

“I see that the ability of AI will be a lot for good, one thing that nuclear weapons have by no means been, however now we have to verify we don’t lose the child with the bathwater,” mentioned Brende.

“And $10 trillion USD will be misplaced yearly in cybercrime by 2025, and I feel each China and the US must agree that that isn’t an excellent use of cash — that must be stopped now,” he added.

Whereas the US and China battle for AI supremacy, the WEF president mentioned he was involved in regards to the “world south” being left behind, particularly Africa, the place solely 20 p.c of the inhabitants has web entry and huge swaths nonetheless don’t have dependable electrical energy.

“In Africa, 20 p.c of the inhabitants have entry to web. How will you then be a part of this revolution? One factor is you don’t have entry to electrical energy, then you definately don’t have entry to the web”

WEF President Børge Brende, Doha Discussion board, December 2024

“In Africa, 20 p.c of the inhabitants have entry to web,” mentioned Brende.

“How will you then be a part of this revolution? One factor is you don’t have entry to electrical energy, then you definately don’t have entry to the web,” he added.

With developed nations and massive tech platforms being the “winners” within the AI race, Brende turned again to the US and China, stating:

“I do hope that there’s sufficient self-interest, they usually do see that it’s of their self-interest from the large gamers to agree on some visitors guidelines.”

Aside from laws and competitors between the US and China, one other key level in regards to the geopolitics of AI was find out how to energy information facilities and the place that energy was coming from.

You could find out extra about that in our follow-up story: here.