Legislators praise ministry for higher basic research budget

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/09/25
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has cooperated with four prominent universities to launch a set of guidelines for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), reports said Wednesday (September 25).

Yet, lawmakers wondered whether the ministry had done enough to prepare for the expected 100,000 jobs needed in the AI sector over the next five years, the United Daily News reported.

According to the guidelines published this week, AI should be based on the core values of humanity, sustainable development and tolerance. The eight key guidelines focused on the common good and well-being, fairness and non-discrimination, autonomy and control, safety, privacy and data governance, transparency and traceability, explainability, and accountability and communication.
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