Vietnam aims to build reputable AI brands
VOV.VN - The country is seeking to build 10 reputable artificial intelligence (AI) brands in the region and become a global AI bright spot, according to information set out in the Government’s national strategy on AI research, development, and application.
The objective of the strategy towards 2030 is to establish the nation as a hub for innovation and advancement in AI applications and solutions both within the ASEAN region and globally.
The 2008 High Tech Law and the national AI policy have already established a legal framework for the country to support the advancement of AI.
However, according to many experts, the AI application needs to be further researched and then implemented on the basis of full regulations and specific policies related to human resource development, as well as the responsible AI use in digital government, the digital economy, and digital society.
The nation has recently produced a number of AI models, including PhoGPT, VinBrain, LovinBot, and FPT AIMentor.
Dang Huu Son, co-founder of LovinBot artificial intelligence and vice chairman of the Vietnam Alliance for the Development of Digital Human Resources (AIID), predicted that by 2030 the Vietnamese AI industry alone would contribute up to VND14 trillion to the digital economy.
Aside from a scarcity of human resources in the AI sector, the nation has also encountered additional difficulties such as not having access to top AI specialists and consultants for assessing goods in line with market demands and not having access to business-ready platforms, tools, and infrastructure.
In this context, many educational institutions have since taken pioneering steps aimed at meeting human resource needs in the future of AI.
According to details provided by the Ministry of Science and Technology, along with the general trend in the world, AI systems have been assessed to bring great benefits to people, society, and the Vietnamese economy through support and problem solving.
Nine criteria for investigating and creating responsible AI systems have therefore already been outlined by the Ministry. They consist of encouraging creativity, openness, controllability, safety standards, privacy principles, upholding human rights and dignity, user assistance, and accountability.
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy stated that ethical and responsible AI is a worldwide agenda item that is grabbing the interest of nations all over the world.
This is not simply an academic issue, nor simply a legal issue, but is related to the development of people, countries, and humanity as a whole. Ethics and responsibility in AI therefore lie in all stages, ranging from algorithm construction, data collection, to training tools and applications. As a result, this issue must be addressed right from the system building stage, involving many ministries and sectors, he added.