Sánchez: "Una IA desregulada y opaca es el cóctel perfecto para que ocurra una desgracia"

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has unveiled a plan called IA360, urging social agents to convene in October to forge a nationwide agreement on artificial intelligence (AI). Sánchez has vehemently opposed the sector's self-regulation, warning that a unregulated, opaque, and concentrated AI in the hands of a few companies is the perfect cocktail for disaster. He accused tech companies of attempting to erect barriers to entry, consolidating a monopoly or oligopoly.

Sánchez declared that the government will invite social agents in October to push for a new social contract for AI, aiming to secure safety for individuals amidst the technology's transformative changes. During his speech, he stressed that self-regulation does not work and rejected the notion that governments should merely trust the leading tech companies. He made these remarks while presenting the government's plan for responsible AI deployment, during a debate on AI safety.

The prime minister emphasized the need to build responsible AI with a humanistic perspective and highlighted the importance of supervision and traceability for this technology. With evident risks of uncontrolled AI, Sánchez presented IA360 as a roadmap for the next twelve months, focusing on strengthening technological infrastructure, AI adoption by businesses and workers, enhancing cyber security, and developing governance mechanisms for the technology.