The review and criticism panel of Iran’s national artificial intelligence document was held with the presence of “Mohammadhadi Zahedi”, the head of Iran’s Artificial Intelligence Association and several influential people in this field. In this panel, Naseri pointed out the challenges in drafting and implementing the document and talked in detail about the lack of sufficient participation of scientific and academic institutions, the lack of clear strategic strategies and the role of industrial and government institutions in the development of artificial intelligence. Criticisms were also raised on the interaction and cooperation of different scientific and industrial sectors with this document.
Challenges of cooperation between universities and industry in compiling the national document
At the beginning of the meeting, Mohammad Hadi Zahedi, the president of the Artificial Intelligence Association of Iran, addressed the problems in the cooperation of universities and scientific institutions with this document and said: “One of the main reasons that serious progress has not been made in the development of the national artificial intelligence document is the lack of sufficient participation. It is from universities. Despite the fact that several letters are sent from different companies for the participation of researchers and professors in this project, but in the end, no result is achieved. This situation is caused by a kind of mistrust and negative mentality that was formed in the past and is still standing now.
Zahedi continued: “If there was a serious determination, we could hold regular meetings with the presence of the deans of engineering and computer science faculties and move towards compiling a comprehensive document.” But there has been no news of holding such meetings. “Perhaps if such meetings were held with the presence of academic elites, we would have seen better interaction in drafting the document.”
The importance of interaction and participation of different institutions in the preparation of the document
Zahdiba pointed out that the national artificial intelligence document should be compiled comprehensively and with the participation of all stakeholders, adding: “In many countries, the compilation of such documents is done with the presence of scientific, industrial and even political elites. In Iran, it is also necessary that the country’s artificial intelligence elites, who have the most scientific works in this field, directly participate in the drafting of the document. “Despite the holding of a meeting with the presence of the Research Deputy of the Ministry of Science, it was expected that these interactions would be more extensive and that better scientific feedback would be applied in the process of drafting the document.”
He also appreciated the presence of the computer trade union organization in the document review process and stated: “Nasr organization is one of the institutions that made important criticisms of the document and had a representative in most of the meetings related to the review of this document. These contributions have been very valuable in terms of the validity and accuracy of the opinions, but there are still some important criticisms of the document.
Criticism of not having clear strategic strategies
In the continuation of the panel, Zahedi pointed out one of the main problems of the document, i.e. the lack of strategic strategies, and said: “Iran’s national artificial intelligence document suffers from a serious problem, and that is the lack of clear and effective strategic indicators.” In the strategic documents of advanced countries, we see a detailed definition of strategic choices that lead to big and painful decisions. These choices should determine which parts of society and industry will undergo fundamental changes and transformations.
He added: “Our national artificial intelligence document should be drafted in such a way that it includes difficult and painful choices. These choices show the progress of the country. But if there are only general and ineffective recommendations in the document, it means that instead of making strategic decisions, we have just drafted an ineffective document.”
Lack of attention to audience and industrial applications
Zahedi also emphasized the necessity of knowing the audience in drafting the document and said: “This document must be drafted according to the needs of different audiences.” Have we written the document for the scientific body of the country? For industry? Or executives? “Each of these groups needs special attention and we need to know how to make our choices in these areas.”
He also criticized the lack of attention to the industrial and commercial fields in Sindh and added: “One of the problems we have been facing in the last two years is the lack of specific strategies for the application of artificial intelligence in the industry. If artificial intelligence is not properly applied in the industry, we cannot see economic growth and development in this field. We must specify in the document which organizations and institutions are responsible in this area and which indicators should be observed in this field.”
Investigating the contribution of artificial intelligence in the economy and future plans
Zahedi went on to examine the role of artificial intelligence in Iran’s economy and compare it with the countries of the region and said: “Our studies show that the countries of the Persian Gulf and even Egypt will dedicate a significant share of their GDP to artificial intelligence by 2030. will give For example, Egypt will get about 7% of its GDP from AI that year. Saudi Arabia has planned an even larger share. In Iran, however, we have still reached small numbers in this field, and with the current trend, we cannot expect to reach our economic goals in the field of artificial intelligence by 2040.”
He continued: “These numbers show that we are currently facing serious problems in the formulation and implementation of the national artificial intelligence document.” “If this process is not corrected, we will be out of the cycle of international competition.”
In the end, Mohammad Hadi Zahedi emphasized the need to amend and update Iran’s national artificial intelligence document and said: “We have taken the initial steps in compiling this document, but in order to reach a comprehensive and effective document, we need more cooperation from scientific and industrial institutions, developing strategies We are strategic and create more accurate feedback from stakeholders. Only in this way can we play an effective role in the field of global artificial intelligence and grow Iran’s artificial intelligence economy.”
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