Youssef Ghasemi, professor of Shahid Beheshti University and one of the pioneers in the field of technology law, in a comprehensive and scieific speech, examined the challenges of artificial ielligence developme in Iran and the extensive impact of iernational sanctions on this industry. This speech, which was held among studes and researchers, had a detailed look at the obstacles facing the coury in using new technologies and artificial ielligence.
Poiing to the increasing importance of artificial ielligence in the world and its role in the fourth industrial revolution, he said: “Artificial ielligence is known as one of the most importa technologies of the 21st ceury, which has created huge changes in various industries. “But unfortunately, Iran is facing serious obstacles in the way of developing this technology, a large part of which is due to iernational sanctions.”
sanctions; A big obstacle in the way of progress
In this speech, Dr. Ghasemi analyzed the negative effects of iernational sanctions and emphasized that the sanctions have not only deprived Iran of global scieific and technological resources, but have also made it very difficult to access advanced tools and technologies required for the developme of artificial ielligence.
“Artificial ielligence requires massive data and high computing power,” he said. Despite the sanctions, Iran cannot easily access supercomputers, advanced servers, and data necessary for sophisticated analysis. This has caused the coury to lag behind in the developme of this technology.”
Ghasemi further poied out the importance of access to iernational data-driven platforms as well as artificial ielligence software developme tools and added: “Sanctions have limited the purchase and use of advanced software and hardware tools. Even domestic companies that have the ability to produce artificial ielligence products face many problems in their growth path due to the lack of access to iernational markets and global scieific and technological resources.
iernal limitations; From the lack of infrastructure to the lack of sufficie support
In addition to poiing out the iernational obstacles, Dr. Ghasemi also examined the iernal challenges and stated that the sanctions are only part of the problem and another part of the obstacles is related to iernal weaknesses. Referring to the state of technical infrastructure in the coury, he said: “Besides the sanctions, we are also facing challenges inside the coury, such as the lack of necessary infrastructure for the developme of artificial ielligence. “Our research ceers and universities still do not have full access to the tools and facilities needed for research in the field of artificial ielligence.”
He also poied to the lack of specialized personnel and said: “The developme of artificial ielligence requires specialized and experienced personnel. In Iran, although progress has been made in the field of human resources training, the lack of specialists in this field is still strongly felt. “Many graduates of fields related to artificial ielligence either migrate abroad or work in unrelated fields due to the lack of suitable job opportunities.”
Another issue raised by Dr. Ghasemi was the lack of sufficie support for research projects in the field of artificial ielligence. He emphasized that for the developme of this technology, there is a need for large investmes and governme support for researchers and startups. According to him: “Research and developme in the field of artificial ielligence is expensive and requires financial and infrastructure support. “If we wa to make progress in this field, we must provide adequate space and financial resources for research projects and innovative companies.”
iernational cooperation; A missed opportunity
In another part of his speech, Dr. Ghasemi meioned the importance of iernational cooperation in the field of science and technology and stated that in today’s world, no coury can progress alone in advanced fields such as artificial ielligence. He said: “One of the most importa means of progress in the field of artificial ielligence is partnership and cooperation with other couries. But unfortunately, due to iernational sanctions and restrictions, Iran cannot fully participate in major global projects. This has caused us to lag behind many innovations and scieific advances in this field.
He coinued: “In advanced couries, scieific and technological cooperation between universities, private companies and research ceers is a common practice. But in Iran, due to existing restrictions, such cooperation is rarely formed, and this preves us from the path of developme.”
solutions; Optimum use of iernal resources and focus on local innovation
Providing solutions to overcome these challenges, Dr. Ghasemi emphasized that despite all the limitations, Iran can progress in the field of artificial ielligence by optimally using domestic resources and focusing on indigenous innovations.
He said: “We cannot always look at sanctions and restrictions as a factor for the lack of progress. Although the sanctions have created many problems, we can still exploit our domestic capacities. For this purpose, we must focus on local innovations and training of specialized human resources.
Dr. Ghasemi also emphasized that the governme and the private sector should support research and developme projects in this field and added: “Investing in the field of artificial ielligence can not only help the scieific and technological growth of the coury, but can also solve many problems. industrial and economic of the coury also help. We must take a long-term view of this field and provide the ground for progress with cooperation and joi efforts.”
In the end, Dr. Ghasemi expressed hope for the future of artificial ielligence in Iran and said: “Despite all the limitations, I am optimistic about the future of artificial ielligence in Iran.” If we can use our iernal resources in the best way with appropriate strategies and extensive cooperation between the governme, academic and industrial sectors, there is no doubt that a bright future awaits this technology in the coury.”
