On Wednesday (December 13), Turkey's Minister of Industry and Technology, Mohammad Fatih Qasir, said that there are more than 2,300 artificial intelligence companies operating in Turkey's science and technology parks.
"Over the past 21 years, we have supported more than 3,700 projects and provided 6.7 billion lira ($230,000) in funding to more than 1,300 people in the field of artificial intelligence," Cassirer said at the Anadolu News Agency's "AI Management in the Middle" forum in Ankara. Today, there are more than 2,300 AI companies operating in our tech parks. ”
He said they set up the Artificial Intelligence Institute within the Turkish Institute of Science and Technology (Tubitak) to activate the AI ecosystem and strengthen collaboration between stakeholders.
"Today, many digital content producers and server companies are valued at more than $1 billion, and their success lies in using AI algorithms to accurately analyze user preferences and provide access to personalized content," he said. ”
Cassirer said that the restructuring of the publishing industry has brought new challenges to both practitioners and society.
Commenting on the disinformation brought about by AI, he said: "There is an increased risk of manipulation through newsfeeds, advertisements and social** campaigns, and unfortunately AI technology can also be used as an important tool to create fake and outrageous content." ”
He said misleading deepfakes, which are hard to distinguish from the real thing, have now become an integral part of efforts to identify disinformation, which has led to a decline in trust in people.
"I would like to thank the Anadolu News Agency for its fearless pursuit of accurate and reliable news reporting and for its effective fight against disinformation," the minister said. ”