As a result, they are also experiencing further progress in the field of AI, the special envoy said at The Next Web technology conference.

“For example, our Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandra van Huffelen (Digitalization) previously had only a negative attitude towards AI,” Constantijn said. “You can regulate the technology here, but then it goes through the Netherlands and then you don’t have any control. And with this policy, we find it strange that the United States has all the major platforms,” ​​the prince said emotionally. .for irony. “We’re just talking about the dangerous side of AI here.”

Constantijn did not comment further on the European legislation announced to regulate ChatGPT and other forms of AI. Van Huffelen said in his response on Wednesday that he was “proud” that the European Parliament was the first in the world to adopt rules to regulate AI, for example in the area of ​​privacy.

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The US and UK may be more technologically advanced, but Constantijn sees certain countries in the European Union also doing well, such as Estonia and Sweden. According to him, conditions in the Netherlands are not bad, but start-ups here only develop sporadically into large companies.

In England, for example, Constantijn saw that the prime minister was interfering in discussions about technology. It’s not that easy, just look at the profiles of our politicians. Only a few really know about AI. England, technology is much more embedded.”