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News | 18-01-2024 | 13:15
As one of the first EU member states, the Dutch government will today present its vision on generative artificial BroadCast Unitedligence. In this vision, the government emphasizes the urgent need to act to address the opportunities and challenges of this disruptive and promising technology. This vision is combined with a series of multi-million euro investments already being made by research institutions, private companies and the government, all of which are aimed at making the Netherlands more in line with the lightning-fast developments in the field of artificial BroadCast Unitedligence.
Minister for Digitalisation Alexandra van Huffelen said: “We want to preserve Dutch values and prosperity. According to the IMF, up to 60% of jobs in developed economies could be affected by artificial BroadCast Unitedligence. We are not willing to hand over the socio-economic security of the Netherlands’ future entirely to big tech companies. We also need a government with ambition and vision based on public values and our goals: to ensure that everyone can participate in the digital age, that everyone can feel confident in the digital world and that everyone has control over their digital life. By articulating our principles now, we will retain control in the future.”
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Micky Adriaansens continues: “When it comes to artificial BroadCast Unitedligence, the Netherlands cannot sit on the sidelines. In particular, generative AI is increasingly developing into one of the most decisive technologies of our time, with applications not only in everyday life but also in machines and more efficient industrial systems. Asia and the United States are already leading the way, and Europe must catch up. Only if we invest more in innovation in AI will we be able to compete and set the direction for the appropriate and promising development of this technology in our society and economy.
Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robert Dickgraf explained: “To fully exploit the opportunities offered by generative AI, we must pursue more knowledge and more skills. It is crucial to develop and retain AI talent so that we can develop forms of generative AI that meet European standards and values. This has added value for Europe’s digital open strategy autonomy. We are also considering investments in large-scale scientific and technological infrastructure, such as supercomputers and computing power, at national and EU level. This will enable us to remain competitive in the field of the LLM and other forms of generative AI.”
The emergence of generative AI
Artificial BroadCast Unitedligence is a system technology that will have a huge impact on every area and every sector of our society and will affect every area of government policy. Generative AI is a specific form of artificial BroadCast Unitedligence. It can help humans generate text, computer code, images and audio, for example, and has become a powerful extension of human analytical and creative abilities. Of course, the use of artificial BroadCast Unitedligence has become part of daily life for many people in the Netherlands since the launch of the chatbot ChatGPT at the end of 2022 and the launch of other generative AI tools such as Google Bard, Midjourney and DALL-E.
New initiatives by the Dutch government
The Dutch government has called on the Social and Economic Committee (SER) to map the impact of AI on labor productivity and the quantity and quality of jobs. The government also intends to organize events to explain to people how best to protect their data from the training of generative AI models. In addition, the establishment of a safe and accessible public national AI test facility is being investigated; later this year, the AINEd InnovatieLabs public-private partnership will be launched; responsible generative AI applications are about to be used in specific government services, and a national AI validation group will be established to evaluate usable AI applications, such as non-discrimination. Finally, the Dutch government will continue to seek legislative advice on the legal framework from various regulators.
The development of the open language model GTP-NL in November last year marked the beginning of activities aimed at promoting the development of (open) large-scale Dutch and European language models in line with public values. In this context, GPT-NL will receive €13.5 million in funding from the first round of funding provided by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy for the Facility for Applied Research (Faciliteiten Telecast Onderzoek – FTO). In addition, the National Growth Fund will provide €204.5 million to the AINEd program for knowledge, innovation and application of artificial BroadCast Unitedligence (systems) in the Netherlands.
Opportunities and possibilities
Generative AI will have a huge impact on the economy, society, and central and local governments. The technology offers opportunities for increased productivity and new tasks and responsibilities in organizations and the economy as a whole. It can also make a real contribution to improving internal organizational procedures and service delivery. In the field of scientific research, generative AI can help to develop, improve and accelerate new research methods.
Risks and Challenges
At the same time, there are concerns about potential risks. For example, generative AI will have a negative impact on the way we access information, and therefore on our democracy and the rule of law. In addition, generative AI technologies are accelerating existing dynamism in digital markets, increasing the risk of abuse of market power. Generative AI could lead to the elimination of jobs in both the short and long term, while there are concerns that the training data and model parameters used in creating these systems could embed bias and selectivity in the system. Finally, the Netherlands currently relies heavily on language models from non-European countries, which could have a negative impact on the country’s innovation position and the Netherlands’ long-term profitability.
The principles behind the vision
With a values-driven approach, the Netherlands has the opportunity to become a leader in Europe, and through Europe, in the world. The Dutch government has announced its ambition to build a strong AI ecosystem in the Netherlands and the EU, giving every opportunity to innovation based on responsible generative AI. We aim to achieve this by encouraging collaboration, for example through the Dutch AI Alliance. We are also creating the necessary conditions for the development and use of generative AI applications, while maintaining our digital openness strategy autonomy. With this in mind, the Dutch government has identified four policy principles.
Generative AI in the Netherlands:
1. Must be developed and applied in a secure manner.
2. They must be developed and applied in a fair and equitable manner.
3. It must serve human welfare and human autonomy.
4. Must contribute to sustainable development and our continued prosperity.
From vision to action
To ensure that we can use and develop generative AI responsibly in the Netherlands while controlling the impacts of this technology, the Dutch government has proposed 6 action lines in this vision. By working with all stakeholders, closely monitoring the rapid developments in the field of AI, developing appropriate laws and regulations, expanding the available knowledge and skills (including in education), experimenting with generative AI (safely) within government, and ensuring strict oversight of AI and taking enforcement measures when necessary, the Netherlands can always stay at the forefront of the changes that generative AI will inevitably bring to our society.
For more information, please contact:
Thomas van Oortmerssen, spokesman for the Dutch Minister of Digitalization
Communications Department
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Turfmarkt 147 | 2511 DP | The Hague Postbus 20011 | 2500 EA The Hague
Mobile: 06 31019781 / Email: thomas.oortmerssen@minbzk.nl
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