AI Use Explodes - And It's Nothing to Fear

In the field of artificial intelligence (AI) it is the government's task to make it as efficient as possible and to assure people that the technology is not dangerous but, in fact, comes with many advantages, Laszlo Palkovics, Hungarian government commissioner responsible for AI, told Magyar Nemzet. He pointed out that currently there is no area where AI is not being used; it is just done with differing levels of intensity and depth.

According to AI Commissioner Laszlo Palkovics, most people are already using ChatGPT-type functions. (Photo: Vilaggazdasag / Zoltan Vemi)

Laszlo Palkovics highlighted that one of the most challenging issues regarding AI is copyright. This is not about someone copying an article or a book and selling it as their own but about someone reading a book they wish to understand better and using AI for this purpose. “The question is whether I can buy this book and, if I have the capability, find correlations that I can then use in my own work. There is currently a major debate on this: if there are expired patents from which I create a new patent, who does that belong to?” he noted.

Promising Applications in the Automotive Industry

The commissioner pointed out that AI is widely used in car manufacturing in multiple ways: in product development, analyzing manufacturing processes, quality management using image recognition algorithms, and in testing processes. Moreover, this is only the device-side application; AI can also be integrated into the product itself, with good examples being various parking functions and driver behavior monitoring. “The big challenge here is how to make these safe.”

We developed and continue to improve the test track in Zalaegerszeg so we can test scenarios that may occur with self-driving cars. 

If an autonomous vehicle does not react appropriately in a traffic situation, it can be retrained, but many tests are still needed to ensure that these vehicles can operate accident-free in everyday use,” said Laszlo Palkovics.

Cover photo: According to AI Commissioner Laszlo Palkovics, most people are already using ChatGPT-type functions. (Photo: Vilaggazdasag / Zoltan Vemi)