October 3, 2023
The most prominent among those voices was that of Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), the largest representative body of foreign investors ranging from operating in Pakistan, whose members include the likes of global technology giant IBM & SAP.
“National Artificial Intelligence Policy Draft misses risk management,” the OICCI said in a feedback report to the ministry of information technology. Any official AI policy the government devises must establish clear guidelines on data collection, storage and usage to check the misuse and breaches of personal data, the foreign investors body suggested. The government appears very keen to embrace Artificial Intelligence, but its policy draft needs to be a bit detailed and address potential challenges.
The challenge of AI policy development is encapsulated in the Collingridge Dilemma: a methodological quandary where we cannot anticipate a challenge until we face it and when we do face it, there will be no time to tackle it. (more)