Inaugural Meeting of the Science and Technology·Artificial Intelligence Future Strategy Council
“If We Do Not Discuss Future Strategies, a Major Crisis May Occur”
“Rather than asking whether Korea will participate in Anthropic’s cybersecurity collaboration initiative, the ‘Glasswing Project,’ the question should be whether Korea can develop an artificial intelligence (AI) model on par with ‘Mythos.'”
On May 13, Baek Kyunghoon, Deputy Prime Minister for Science and Technology and Minister of Science and ICT, made these remarks throughout his opening handle on the inaugural assembly of the ‘Science and Technology·Artificial Intelligence Future Strategy Council,’ held on the National Science and Technology Advisory Council in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. He stated, “Recently, I have been repeatedly asked whether Korea will participate in the Glasswing Project, and I find this somewhat disappointing.”
Deputy Prime Minister Baek acknowledged, “We say Korea is aiming for the world’s top three in AI competitiveness, but our awareness and preparation are still lacking.” He added, “Today, we are discussing strategies to establish a science and technology roadmap for 2030 to 2035, but we should also review whether the current policies set for 2030 are truly appropriate.”
On this present day, the Ministry of Science and ICT formally launched the Science and Technology·Artificial Intelligence Future Strategy Council with its inaugural assembly. The Future Strategy Council includes 17 consultants from throughout all sectors of society, together with not solely researchers in science, know-how, and AI, but in addition consultants in economics, trade, schooling, healthcare, tradition, and regulation. Its position is to investigate the interplay between superior know-how and social change, and to determine needed coverage instructions and nationwide agendas for the longer term societal transition.
Deputy Prime Minister Baek famous, “In 2020, the Ministry of Science and ICT established a future strategy for 2045. At that time, however, the roadmap did not include the emergence of generative AI.” He continued, “Now that we are in the era of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI, and moving toward the era of physical AI, the speed of change is so rapid that it calls into question whether long-term planning is even meaningful.”
He went on to say, “Google DeepMind predicts that the era of artificial general intelligence (AGI) will arrive by 2030, while Anthropic asserts it could come in just one to two years. Assuming that, in the future, superintelligence will be realized beyond AGI, it is essential to discuss and assess how the scientific and industrial sectors should prepare.”
He additionally cautioned, “If we do not engage in discussions about future strategies and fail to reflect these in policy, we could face a major crisis.” He urged, “I hope that experts from all fields will make bold proposals through the Future Strategy Council and that these can be incorporated into policy through concrete discussions.”
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Meanwhile, previous to the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister Baek responded to reporters’ questions relating to Korea’s participation within the Glasswing Project, stating, “The government is actively exploring participation at the governmental level. However, I do not think we need to be fixated on joining the project.”
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