The Chairman of the AI Commission, Carl-Henric Svanberg, wants the government to implement 75 proposals as soon as possible to contribute to a safe development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Svanberg, who on Tuesday presented the committee's report "Roadmap for Sweden", believes that the need for a political strategy is acute, that Sweden is lagging behind in various global AI indexes and that billions need to be invested.
Civil Minister Erik Slottner (KD), responsible for digitalization issues, promises nothing.
I can't promise anything. None of this is included in the Tidö Agreement, which means it must be renegotiated during the term of office to get the money for this, he says to TT.
Slottner and Svanberg shared the stage with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) in the auditorium at the Stockholm School of Economics on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the report and Sweden's AI path forward.
No Panic
It's urgent. It's going fast now. A lot is happening. Then you shouldn't panic, but you shouldn't drag your feet either, says Kristersson.
Some of the proposals from the commission concern Sweden entering a temporary crisis mode, similar to during the pandemic, and establishing a special task force with oversight of AI work, a so-called task force.
"Task force very interesting"
Temporary crisis mode, I'm not really sure what it would mean in practice, if I'm being honest. A "task force" is a very interesting proposal that will definitely be one of the proposals we look at if we want to move forward. It's very concrete, says Civil Minister Erik Slottner.
A work is already underway to develop a new Swedish digitalization strategy. It is unclear how much influence the AI Commission's conclusions will have on it.
The question is too early for me to answer whether this will be adopted as a strategy or not, says Slottner.
