;; Politics Group – Mohammad Sadegh Stude: In rece years, the importance of artificial ielligence as a strategic technology in the world has increased dramatically, and most advanced couries have created special structures for policymaking and leadership in the field. In Iran, too, the end of the 13th governme was taken an importa step, and the National Organization of Artificial Ielligence was formed as an independe institution under the direct supervision of the preside. The organization’s mission was national policymaking and coordination in the developme of artificial ielligence technologies.
With the start of the fourteeh governme, but this structure changed; Instead of the organization, the new governme established the “Artificial Ielligence Developme Staff” under the auspices of the Vice Preside of Science and Technology, and was practically stopped and transferred to the headquarters. This displaceme and dichotomy in the structure of artificial ielligence has created significa confusion and uncertaiy.
On the one hand, the supreme leader of the revolution has emphasized the coinuation of that organization under the supervision of the Preside, and the Islamic Consultative Assembly is disregarding the “headquarters” of the governme under the auspices of the National Assembly, which is reaffirming the revival of the National Artificial Ielligence Organization. The following is an analytical view of the dimensions of this dual situation. First, the Supreme Leader’s explicit formulation will be reviewed, then the negative impacts of the existing uncertaiy and the experience of other couries in artificial ielligence governance will be examined, and finally suggestions will be suggested to withdraw from this structural stalemate.
Revolutionary Leader’s decree on the coinuation of the artificial ielligence organization
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has explicitly called for the coinuation of the work of the National Artificial Ielligence Organization under the direct supervision of the preside. During the first meeting of the 14th Governme (Governme Week 2), he emphasized the need for Iran to achieve “deep and infrastructure of artificial ielligence”, while referring to the previous governme’s action to establish the National AI and said: “… of course the 13th governme was formed under the name of” National AI “. It was a good thing that is halfway now. If if the same organization coinues to work under Mr. Preside’s own supervision, there is a great hope that God willing … “.
The remarks, which were objected to September 5, clearly show that the leader of the semi -finished revolutionary initiative has taken io accou the establishme of the National Artificial Ielligence Organization and has considered the right way to coinue that structure under the supervision of the preside. The supreme emphasis suggests that at the high level of the system, the subject of the organization of artificial ielligence has been assigned and the National Artificial Ielligence Agency must be re -re -activated and activated directly under the supervision of the preside.
In addition to determining the macro orieation, this leadership is also legally importa; Because the establishme of the National Artificial Ielligence Organization in the 13th governme was based on the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, which also referred to the independence of the organization under the supervision of the preside. Therefore, changing its status to a headquarters under the scieific deputy by the new governme is practically corary to the spirit of that decree and leadership guidance. In order to seriously advance Iran’s goal among the world’s top artificial ielligence powers, it is necessary to establish this area at the highest level of governance.
Uncertaiy in the structure of artificial ielligence governance and its consequences
With the new governme’s decision to replace the organization with the “headquarters” under the Vice Preside of Science, there is now a kind of duality and confusion in the coury’s artificial ielligence manageme. The National Artificial Ielligence Organization has been virtually closed and all related matters have been transferred to the newly established headquarters. Meanwhile, the Islamic Consultative Assembly has not paid atteion to this restructuring, and in its national artificial ielligence plan, it has again aicipated the revival of the National Artificial Ielligence Agency under the preside’s supervision. In other words, in the legislative documes, the Majlis is not discussed by the headquarters of the Scieific Departme, and the same former independe organization is ceered.
This situation has revealed the conflict between the executive and the legislature in the field of artificial ielligence governance. A year after the leadership demanded that the National Organization of Artificial Ielligence coinued, the organization’s activities have been halted due to some ierdisciplinary competitions, and now the Majlis Industry Commission is trying to provide the organization’s survival through the law. In the coext of the House of Represeatives, it is also clear that the National Artificial Ielligence Organization is formed to impleme the goals of this sector and operates under the supervision of the Preside, and the governme is obliged to prepare the statute for approval within three mohs. Meanwhile, the governme recely established the Artificial Ielligence Headquarters and stated that “all the artificial ielligence affairs of the coury will be under the supervision of the headquarters.” Thus, there are two parallel references in governme and parliame documes that have led to the coradiction and instability in the policy of this area.
The consequence of this structural uncertaiy is the waste of time and energy in a situation where the global realm of artificial ielligence is evolving. This is not in the ierest of the coury (because it slows progress in the area that will be the competitive advaage of the future couries). The vice preside has also been explained that despite the structure of the structure, the headquarters will coinue to operate at the highest level of sovereigy. However, critics poi out that coinuing to work at the highest level is not compatible with the spirit of leadership when it is not under the direct supervision of the preside but under the deputy head or headquarters. The result of this institutional conflict has been that while the world is moving accelerated, Iran has been ierrupted by governing artificial ielligence.
Experience of artificial ielligence in advanced couries
A look at the experiences of superior technology powers shows that most of these couries manage artificial ielligence at the highest levels of their governance, and for national coordination in this area have established special institutions under the supervision of the executive branch or in the ceral governme structure. Here are some examples of the approach of advanced couries:
USA: The US governme has taken a major approach. The White House declared artificial ielligence as a “national priority” since 2008, and a special office was established to coordinate the field at the Presideial Science and Technology Office (OSTP). According to the law approved, the National Office of Artificial Ielligence Initiative was established at the White House to coordinate and coordinate AI -related activities at the federal level. The office is directly under the supervision of the Preside’s scieific advisor and is the ceral coact poi of national artificial ielligence programs. A High Technology Council (NSTC), headed by the Preside and Membership of Ministers, coordinates macro science and technology policies – including AI. The United States has so far made tens of billions of dollars in governme investme in AI and has allocated more than $ 5 billion in rece years. This reflects US sovereigy to maiain superiority in the field of artificial ielligence led by the White House.
China: China, as a serious US rival in the AI field, pursues a ceralized state -of -the -art strategy. The Chinese governme approved a new generation of artificial ielligence at the state council level (equivale to the cabinet) in the past year, which aims to turn China io the first superpower of artificial ielligence by year 2. In this regard, a National Artificial Ielligence Office has been established under the supervision of the ceral governme, which is responsible for formulating and implemeing policies in this area. It is seriously pursuing the National AI strategy and has injected huge budgets io the research sector. China spends tens of billions of dollars on AI research and developme each year, and has reportedly made more than $ 5 billion in direct governme investme in the field. The focused policy of the top and the specific targeting has been the key to China’s success in winning the first rank of many AI indicators in the world.
Britain: The British governme has also created a coordinated ceral eity to take advaage of AI opportunities. In 2008, within the framework of the Industrial Strategy, Office for AI was established as a new governme unit. The office is joily operating under the supervision of the two ministries (the Ministry of Digital Affairs and the Ministry of Business) and is responsible for the implemeation of the National Artificial Ielligence Developme Program. The British Artificial Ielligence Bureau plays a ceral role and oversees the governme’s efforts to invest in research, improveme of skills, and AI regulations. In addition, the United Kingdom has formed an artificial ielligence council consisting of industry and university experts for consulting the governme. The presence of these specialized institutions at the heart of the British governme shows that decision -making about AI is at a high level of governme, although its implemeation has been distributed among various ministries.
France: France has put artificial ielligence among its strategic priorities since the initiative of Preside Emmanuel Macron. In a speech at the Dual College, the French preside announced the National AI program with an investme of € 1.5 billion by year. With this plan, Macron iended to turn France io a top hub of artificial ielligence research and innovation in Europe. Subsequely, the French governme appoied a national coordinator called “Monsieur IA” to pursue policies in all ministries. The French High Council of Digital and Innovation was also tasked with overseeing the progress of the programs. The result was the formation of large research ceers (such as 3IA institutions) and attracting significa private sector investme in the French AI startups. The preside’s direct support for the AI program has made France a leading European in the past few years and dozens of innovative AI companies emerge.
The United Arab Emirates: The UAE‘s approach as a developing but ambitious coury in the AI is also worth noting. The UAE appoied artificial ielligence as the world’s first coury in the world. The creation of the post of “Minister of State for Artificial Ielligence”, which was led by a 5 -year -old young man, showed atteion at the highest level of governme in the UAE. It is the task of this coordination minister among all sectors of the governme to take advaage of AI as well as to formulate the AI national policy. In parallel, the UAE has approved the national strategy of artificial ielligence and has made a heavy investme in data infrastructure and tale absorption. The UAE’s initiative to have an artificial ielligence minister is a unique model that many great powers have not yet followed. However, as the Time Magazine pois out, such a position helps to take a comprehensive and harmonious look at AI applications throughout the governme and avoid partiality. With these measures, the UAE is trying to make itself a leading coury in the Arab world in the AI.
In general, iernational experience indicates that couries have no choice but to focus on the highest levels of the state to govern artificial ielligence. Whether through the formation of the Supreme Council headed by the head of state (such as the US and China) or by appoiing a special trustee in the ceral governme (such as the British AI office or the UAE AI minister), it is a common model that the initiative is in the hands of the governme or the closest circle to him. This is due to both the mid -range and transformational nature of AI that requires transcendeal coordination, and because of the iense global competition that requires decisions with executive power and maximum political support. Therefore, the curre situation in Iran, where there is no consensus on the authority of AI, is a serious deficiency compared to the global practice.
Suggested strategies to fix uncertaiy
Given all the aspects of these, it is in the right of the coury to clarify the task of the structure of artificial ielligence. In this regard, two basic axes must be the criterion of action: the first of the explicit guidance of the revolutionary leader and the second model of successful global experience. Accordingly, the following solutions are suggested:
1. Return of the National Organization of Artificial Ielligence below: The best and fastest way is to voluarily take the governme to revive the National AI. The Preside can re -enable the National Artificial Ielligence Organization with a managerial decision (such as notifying a resolution in the Cabinet). The move will be in line with the decree of the revolution in September, and will send a message of governme seriousness in the implemeation of the supreme manuscripts of the system. The experience of other couries also shows that the direct support of the governme is a decisive factor in advancing AI initiatives. Therefore, the fourteeh governme can reform the past path and once again establish a single command in the presideial institution for this area by implicit acceptance of a mistake in restructuring. This is also faster than timely bureaucracy and eliminates existing uncertaiy immediately.
2. Coordination of Governme and Parliame over the single structure: In addition to the governme’s executive action, the legislature and the executive must also have a close ieraction to avoid parallel structures. The coinuation of the curre trend and the formation of the two institutions (organizations and staff) simultaneously will not help advance artificial ielligence in the coury. Therefore, it is appropriate for the governme and parliame to reach an understanding of a single structure before the final approval of the plan or bill. If the National Parliame’s National Artificial Ielligence Plan is to be based on the operation and the National Organization of Artificial Ielligence is to be restored, the governme can accompany the delegates instead of resistance and cooperate in formulating details of the Statute and the Organization of the Organization to provide an efficie and agreed legal legal. On the corary, if the governme has justified reasons for iegrating artificial ielligence, it must provide these reasons to the parliame and the elites, and may wa to give a comprehensive bill to determine the duty of this area. However, the constructive ieraction of the two branches can reduce the waste of time in legal commutes and lead to a single planning plan. It should not be forgotten that the ultimate goal of both is to strengthen AI’s governance and the developme of the coury; So the difference on the shape of the structure should not preve that purpose.
1. Using the capacity of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution: Since the initial decision of the formation of the National Artificial Ielligence Organization has been approved by the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, the council still has legal authority. One solution could be to raise the issue in the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and to make a decision with the presence of the heads of the three branches. The Supreme Council can update the previous resolution, for example, and explicitly determine what institution to be managed by the coury’s artificial ielligence. The council’s resolution, which is also endorsed by the leader of the revolution, will be necessary for all agencies and can be a chapter of disagreeme. The condition of the success of this strategy, of course, is that the governme also obey it and avoid ierpretation of the approval.
1. Strengthen the Staff and Budget of the Trustee: Regardless of whether the organization is ultimately resuscitated or the reinforced headquarters under the supervision of the First Vice Preside, the authority, resources and human resources must be provided to the trustee. One of the criticisms of the National Artificial Ielligence Organization at the time of its establishme was the lack of compilation of the statute and the lack of specification of its duties. Therefore, if the organization is resuscitated by the Preside, it is necessary to formulate the statute and its organizational chart as soon as possible so that parallelism with the ministries and other councils is necessary. It should also be considered sufficie funding to launch national projects. If the structure of the headquarters remains in the scieific deputy, it is best to assign it to the first vice preside to gain a higher weight on the cabinet and to guaraee its decisions. In addition, the previous formed artificial ielligence council should coinue to be active and formulate a single roadmap for the coury with the presence of related agencies (Ministry of Communications, Defense, Sit, Science, etc.). Thus, whether in the form of an organization or headquarters, decision -making will be preveed.
Conclusion
The uncertaiy created by the coury’s artificial ielligence governance structure is not only a managerial challenge, but also a strategic threat because of the speed of developmes in this area. While global powers are investing and gaining an advaage in the AI with ceralized planning at the highest levels of governme, opportunities should not be spe on structural disputes and ierdisciplinary conflicts. The explicit decree of the supreme leader has specified the assignme to lead the preside directly under the supervision of the Preside to achieve long -term goals. The practice of advanced couries also confirms that promoting the position of the AI trustee in the structure of the state is a prerequisite for success in this competitive field. Accordingly, it seems that the best strategy is for the governme, in cooperation with the Majlis, to re -activate the National Organization of Artificial Ielligence, and the presidency itself has direct supervision of its performance. In addition to ending the existing confusion, this step will provide a clear message to the technology and elite community that see the sovereigy of artificial ielligence as a real priority and in the balance of other strategic issues in the coury. In the light of such determination, it is hoped that Iran will also be able to gain a good place among the world’s top artificial ielligence powers according to the targets.
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