Artificial intelligence, technological power and the need for oversight were at the centre of a discussion between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and internationally renowned photographer Platon, held as the latter’s exhibition People Power opened at the Benaki Museum’s Pireos building.
The prime minister raised the question of how powerful the people developing a technology are and to whom they are accountable. “Do we have the most powerful technology in the world without oversight and trust people such as Elon Musk to do the right thing? I have my doubts…” he said, among other things.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis also raised the issue of Elon Musk’s attempt to exert political influence through funding: “The second dimension is how powerful these people are,” he said. “Is it OK for the richest man in the world to spend $440 million to influence a race in Texas? … It didn’t work. In that sense, I think it’s good that you can’t ‘buy’ an election, no matter how rich you are, because why are you involved in the public sphere? For ideological reasons, or because you want to influence public policy? It’s probably the latter,” he said.
SOURCE: ANA