Zafer Küçükşabanoğlu said that the concept of artificial intelligence can be defined as “the tasks that people do in daily life can be done by machines.”
Pointing out that artificial intelligence is a concept that has been talked about a lot lately, Küçükşabanoğlu said, “Actually, it is a 71-year-old concept, but both Turkey and the world are just talking about it. Artificial intelligence is no longer the technology of the future, but of today. Artificial intelligence is a technology of today, from sports to foreign policy, from agriculture to tourism, from entrepreneurship to energy.” “We can say that it is a technology that will transform every field,” he said.
Küçükşabanoğlu stated that developments and transformations in the sector should be closely followed in order to keep up with artificial intelligence.
Emphasizing that there are remarkable developments on this issue in the media, Küçükşabanoğlu reminded that the New York Times newspaper in the USA recently announced an editor to manage artificial intelligence.
“There have been developments in Turkey in terms of artificial intelligence in the last 5 years”
Küçükşabanoğlu stated that they witnessed important developments in this field and said:
“There have been developments in Turkey in terms of artificial intelligence in the last 5 years. Turkey currently ranks 47th among 160 countries in the International Artificial Intelligence Index. Our place in the ranking is increasing day by day. Our Ministry of Industry and Technology, our Presidential Digital Transformation Office, TUBITAK and Information Technology Organizations such as the Technologies and Communications Authority are doing their best in artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is now transforming every field, from daily life at home to business life. There are great concerns as well as great excitement, especially about employment, because according to all reports, artificial intelligence will create approximately 85 million jobs by 2030. “On the other hand, it will create 97 million new jobs.”
“Türkiye should put artificial intelligence on its main agenda”
Stating that Turkey has great wealth in the field of artificial intelligence, Küçükşabanoğlu said:
“Turkey’s biggest advantage is that it has 27 million young people between the ages of 0-21. Turkish youth have a great interest in artificial intelligence and technology, but they also have a lack of knowledge. If we can turn that interest into knowledge, Turkey has a very high potential in the field of artificial intelligence. Technological “The stronger your infrastructure and equipment in artificial intelligence, the louder your voice becomes in the world. That’s why Turkey should put artificial intelligence on its main agenda and not be late for the future.”
