Framing artificial intelligence should be one of the major issues in the global digital space. For Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for the Digital Transition, it will be necessary to be able to combine data protection and technological innovation.
“After the wave of enthusiasm of the first days, followed by a wave of concern and very strong criticism”, admits Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for the Digital Transition on BFM Business. Because artificial intelligence, in particular with ChatGPT, has certainly revolutionized the whole world but also constitutes an issue concerning data protection.
The minister thus indicates that the European deputies are currently working on the creation of a framework to make it possible to “combine the supervision of privacy and innovation”.
“There will be uses for which AI will be prohibited, such as general population monitoring; uses subject to transparency and audit obligations, such as transport and health, and less sensitive uses where AI will be freely usable”, explains Jean-Noël Barrot.
Not before 2025
This regulation should be adopted in the coming months and will begin to be applied by 2025. A date that may seem distant, but the minister affirms that “Europe remains ahead of the rest of the world.”
“We must move forward quickly but without giving the impression that Europe is preventing all forms of innovation. The goal is to find a flexible framework conducive to innovation,” said the Minister for Digital.
The objective will also be to ensure fair compensation for creators, who are often critical of the artificial intelligences that recover creations to train their model.
Eric Bothorel’s “legitimate” approach
Jean-Noël Barrot also reaffirmed his desire to let innovation develop in Europe and not to follow the example of Italy, which decided a few days ago to ban the conversational chatbot ChatGPT. “I find that the decision of the Italian Cnil is not good”, affirms the minister.
As for the decision of deputy Eric Bothorel, who announced to file a complaint against ChatGPT with the Cnil for false information, Jean-Noël Barrot notes a “legitimate” approach. The MP says in particular that he was confronted with many errors in his biography delivered by ChatGPT.
It should be noted that the Minister Delegate for Digital Affairs is also faced with this type of problem. The chatbot, for example, indicates an incorrect date and place of birth as well as incorrect education when asking for a brief biography of the minister. Jean-Noël Barrot, however, did not indicate that he was going to follow the example of his colleague from the Renaissance group by filing a complaint.
