Vietnam pushed to build a legal corridor for the AI ​​industry

HANOI – Vietnam needs an artificial intelligence (AI) policy to help this industry develop strongly while minimizing risks, insiders said.

In Prime Minister’s Decree No. 127/QD-TTg of January 26, 2021, which proclaims the National Strategy for Research, Development and Application of AI by 2030, one of the highlights is the construction of a legal system and corridor related to AI .

Vice Minister of Science and Technology Nguyễn Hoàng Giang affirmed that Vietnam cannot be left out of the game, but must take care of two factors. On the one hand, the country needs to build an open environment that meets the practical needs of research and development and socio-economic development. But on the other hand, due to the downside of AI, AI must be developed responsibly, in accordance with Vietnamese practice and culture.

The development of digital technology must go hand in hand with responsibility and ethics, he emphasized.

The Ministry also reports to the government on the need to propose the promulgation of a law on the digital technology industry to the National Assembly, to create new development space for digital technology and transform it into a new productive force, resource and factor. and a new driving force for the country.

Nguyễn Phú Tiến, deputy director of the National Digital Transformation Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, said the ministry is tasked to develop and complete additional legal documents on establishing and sharing data on the testing framework (sandbox) , creating a conducive space with a specifically designed legal policy framework to conduct AI testing in potential areas.

The ministry has also tasked the department to lead the pilot implementation of major language models and virtual assistants, and build a Benchmark set (a strategic tool used to compare the performance of a company’s processes, products and services with the performance of the best companies). companies inside and outside the industry) to evaluate the quality of large language models. It is expected to be released in 2024.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has proposed to the government to adopt a national strategy for AI research, development and application by 2030.

This move aims to give a boost to Vietnam’s AI industry, making the country a bright spot in this regard, deputy head of the MoST Department of High Technology Trần Anh Tú said at the quarterly press conference of the ministry in Hà Nội on April 10.