A First in the World; Artificial Intelligence Becomes A State Adviser

Gül Demirci 6 March 2023

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A First in the World; Artificial Intelligence Becomes A State Adviser

Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă has announced that he is the first political leader in the world to receive advice from an AI consultant. The mirror-shaped bot called ION was developed by Romanian researchers. Ciucă said that thanks to Ion, he could quickly respond to the ‘opinions and demands’ of the Romanians.

Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă surprised his cabinet by introducing a new member powered entirely by artificial intelligence.

To show his fellow ministers how this works, Ciucă organized a small demonstration called “Ion”, his new “mirror-looking” honorary adviser. Ion gave a voice response to the Prime Minister’s commands, the answers were written on the mirror.

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Ciucă said that Ion was developed by Romanian researchers and will use artificial intelligence to quickly and automatically see the views and requests submitted by Romanian citizens.

“We’re talking about the first government adviser to use AI both nationally and internationally,” Ciucă said. Said. Aforementioned. aforementioned.

However, Romanians will be able to communicate their ideas via a website (ion.gov.ro), social media and some venues. According to Nicu Sebe, coordinator of the research team, Ion will then synthesize these messages for government consideration. However, users cannot receive a response from Ion itself.

The Minister of Research and Innovation, Sebastian Burduja, who is overseeing the project, announced that Ion will analyze the information he receives and prepare reports on the priorities of the Romanians.

Ciucă urged citizens and government to view participation in the project not as an option, but as a “must” to ensure “close and timely” communication.

But Kris Shrishak, a technologist at the Irish Civil Liberties Council, said this technology should be used with caution, raising questions about how Ion would choose what he sees as priority from the messages he receives.