인공지능ㆍ4차 산업혁명 기술 개발…디지털 전환으로 이끄는 코로나19<br /><br />Not only has the Covid-19 pandemic left us socially distanced at home, data shows it's accelerated digital transformation by a couple of years.<br />How the pandemic brought technology closer and into our daily lives is what futurists and artificial intelligence experts discussed at the 'Global Policy Trends on the 4th Industrial Revolution 2020.'<br />Jang Tae-hyun with the details.<br />Artificial intelligence was once the future, now it's already becoming a huge part of our daily lives.<br />The presidential committee on the fourth industrial revolution held a conference on Friday to discuss global policy trends.<br />"Artificial intelligence is like the invention of electricity. It will quickly become part of our daily lives,... as if we are using it to make a call or turn on the lights. So, without artificial intelligence or fourth industrial revolution technologies, we will feel lost."<br />Futurists, artificial intelligence experts and ambassadors to South Korea gathered to talk about the pandemic's impact in terms of digital transformation.<br />"But COVID-19 has represented an opportunity for companies, governments and other organizations to embrace the technologies that were already there."<br />Four areas in particular have grown due to the pandemic: remote work, online education, e-commerce and telehealth.<br />Remote working could mean people will move to smaller cities where the cost of living is more affordable.<br />And, online education will give more people opportunities to learn,... which leads to economic and social benefits.<br />Artificial intelligence scientist Yoshua Bengio claims that a proper policy should be set before AI is widely used.<br />"We have to remember that AI is a tool made by humans. It can be used both for positive social value or it could be misused, for example, to increase one's wealth or power."<br />To prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence,... he believes that the use of such tools should be governed by collective needs,... locally and internationally.<br />Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News.<br />
