AI must become Vietnam's intellectual infrastructure, contributing to social welfare.

The above content was mentioned by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy when delivering the opening speech at the discussion "AI for humanity: AI Ethics and Safety in the new era" within the framework of VinFuture Week, taking place on the afternoon of December 2.

Mr. Bui The Duy said that in 2021, Vietnam issued the National Strategy on research, development and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to 2030.

" But AI is developing at an incredible pace, so by the end of this year, we will announce the updated AI Strategy and the Law on Artificial Intelligence. This is not only a legal framework but also a declaration of national vision, identifying that AI must become Vietnam's intellectual infrastructure, contributing to social welfare, sustainable development and enhancing national competitiveness ," the Deputy Minister affirmed.

The leader of the Ministry of Science and Technology assessed that AI today is not only an applied technology, but is becoming essential infrastructure like electricity, telecommunications or the Internet; any country that masters AI will have outstanding advantages in socio-economics and security - defense.

Therefore, Vietnam is building a National AI Supercomputing Center, an open data ecosystem and a Vietnamese AI infrastructure towards autonomy, while at the same time implementing comprehensive AI at a rapid pace, making AI a universal "intelligent assistant" for all people. This is to improve social productivity and expand access to knowledge, a step forward that previously only high-ranking leaders had access to.

" Vietnam is determined to develop AI technology according to the open philosophy: Open standards, open data, open source code. 'Open' is the way to receive global knowledge, master technology, develop Make in Vietnam and contribute back to humanity. 'Open' is also a condition to ensure safety and transparency in AI applications ," said Mr. Bui The Duy.

For AI to develop, according to Deputy Minister Bui The Duy, the domestic market must be large enough; without applications, there is no market, and Vietnamese AI enterprises cannot mature.

Therefore, the State will promote the application of AI in sectors and State agencies, and at the same time, the National Technology Innovation Fund will allocate 30-40% of support resources, including AI vouchers for small and medium-sized enterprises, so that the Vietnamese market can truly become the cradle of strong AI enterprises.

" We emphasize AI transformation, not just 'AI application' but a comprehensive restructuring process of organizational, industry and national operations based on AI, to create new capacity in management, production and innovation, similar to industrialization or digital transformation, " said the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology.

With 100 million young, dynamic and tech-savvy people, Vietnam is both a large market and a place to create new AI products; together with 11 strategic technology groups, computing infrastructure, rich data, Make in Vietnam digital enterprises and an ambitious startup - research community, we have all the conditions to move fast and strong in the AI era.

Along with opportunities, Mr. Bui The Duy said that AI also poses challenges in ethics, employment and social trust. Therefore, Vietnam develops AI in a fast - safe - humane direction, in which AI supports humans but humans are still the subjects who make the final decisions.

In the coming time, Vietnam will issue a National AI Ethics Code, AI Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Law with key viewpoints: risk-based management; ensuring transparency and accountability; putting people at the center; encouraging domestic AI development; developing AI as a driving force for rapid and sustainable growth; and protecting national digital sovereignty based on AI data, infrastructure and technology.

According to Deputy Minister Bui The Duy, in the digital age, technology is global but data is local. Important applications must operate on Vietnam's AI infrastructure, harmoniously combining global and national platforms.

This is an opportunity for developing countries, where the advantage lies not only in core technology but also in the context, culture, data and problems of each country. Vietnam's AI path is defined by the word "and": global and local; cooperation and autonomy; technology and application; elite and mass; open data and protected data. AI development must be based on four pillars: institutions - infrastructure - human resources - AI culture, linked and complementary to each other.

AI and AI problems are also an inseparable "and". AI creates challenges, but AI also helps solve them: from training human resources to detecting ethical violations. AI matures through the very problems it creates, and it is our responsibility to live with and govern wisely.

Mr. Bui The Duy emphasized that AI is a historic opportunity for Vietnam to break through and become a developed country with high income. Countries that have transformed into dragons and tigers have all made good use of industrial revolutions. After decades of construction and development, Vietnam has become the 32nd largest economy in the world and has all the conditions to enter the AI era, improve labor productivity, achieve double-digit growth, and strengthen governance and national defense capacity.

" The Vietnamese AI Manifesto is: Humane - Open - Safe - Autonomous - Collaborative - Inclusive - Sustainable, " said the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology.

In that spirit, according to the Deputy Minister, the Discussion "AI for Humanity: AI Ethics and Safety in the New Era" is an important opportunity for us to share perspectives, experiences and aspirations for a future of AI that is safe, humane and serves humanity.

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