Although there are great benefits from artificial intelligence (AI), there are also certain risks, such as its use for so-called bad purposes that violate the protection of privacy, the protection of human dignity. Therefore, it is necessary to have clear regulations for the protection of human rights. This was emphasized today by Mila Josifovska Danilovska, Program Manager at the Metamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society, at today’s event organized within the framework of Media Literacy Days.
On the topic of “Artificial Intelligence and Copyright,” Dr. Hannes Henke, an expert from Germany, spoke. On the topic of “Ethics in the Use of AI,” in addition to Josifovska Danilovska, Dr. Anis Sefidanis from the Faculty of Applied IT, Machine Intelligence and Robotics also participated in the discussion. The session was moderated by Liljana Pecova-Ilievska.
“The everyday use of AI was the reason for us to conduct research on the effect of new technologies, with a special focus on AI on human rights on the Internet. We believed that this could be a basis for further building a national strategy for AI. Although it has great benefits, there are also risks of its improper use, i.e. use for so-called bad purposes, which infringe on the protection of privacy and human dignity. Therefore, there must be clear regulations for the protection of human rights, but care must be taken not to stifle technological development. Technology is making lightning progress, so we must balance these two things,” stressed Josifovska Danilovska.
She believes that there should be more such discussions and therefore appealed to work together on this topic, emphasizing that “Metamorphosis” has begun the process of creating a Coalition for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence.
“Regarding the protection of personal data, our Personal Data Protection Agency has prepared manuals and an e-learning platform, which are not sufficiently used. First, we need to lay the foundation by respecting and implementing all laws and regulations related to various digital systems and personal data protection. AI is at our doorstep and therefore we need to be able to master all the things we need to fulfill and then build a system that will respect human dignity and will not discriminate, will not harm anyone’s privacy,” she believes.
Professor Anis Sefidanis pointed out that AI can take a super perspective on all human knowledge.
“AI can make insights that did not exist before and be precise in its predictions. For example, Tesla cars successfully deal with traffic accidents, minimizing the number of human casualties, at the cost of material damage. If AI is a product of the human mind and man is a product of nature, then I see nothing artificial here, so we should not call it ‘artificial’ intelligence,” the professor noted.
According to him, education is the only “weapon” with which we can deal with the danger that exists, namely the bad intentions that, through the use of AI, can be multiplied in large numbers.
“AI will be able to prevent the smuggling of people and goods across the border, the abuse of any administrative function. The danger exists that our bad intentions will be multiplied in large numbers. Bullying used to be in the schoolyard, and now it can be transferred to Chat GPT. Therefore, education is the only weapon with which we can deal with the dangers. Regulation and legal responsibility should exist, but there are also other processes of collective consciousness, where responsibility is becoming less and less individual. ChatGPT creates literary works, the question is to whom to assign the intellectual property,” says the professor.
Today’s event, titled “Media Literacy Policies in the Age of AI,” was opened by Zoran Trajchevski, Director of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, along with representatives of the members of the Media Literacy Network. Snezhana Trpevska from the Research Institute on Social Development RESIS spoke on the topic of policies for developing awareness of the risks of disinformation.
