CEO WONG IN-HOON URGES THE G20 TO ACCELERATE ITS APPLICATION TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH

ON 2 SEPTEMBER, AT A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EVENT IN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE UNITED STATES, THE CEO WONG IN-HOON CALLED ON G-20 MEMBERS TO ACCELERATE THE APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH AND URGED THE WORLD ' S MAJOR ECONOMIES TO EXPAND DATA CENTRES AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THIS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY. HUANG IN-HOON STATED: “EVERY COUNTRY NEEDS TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT ITS ECONOMY.” HE COMPARED THIS TECHNOLOGY TO WATER, ELECTRICITY AND OTHER UTILITIES. AND HE SAID, "THIS IS A GREAT BALANCER." IN HIS ADDRESS, HUANG IN-HOON STATED THAT FOR A COUNTRY THERE IS NO “WORST RESULT” MORE THAN “FALL BEHIND”. HE WARNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN IF THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ALLOWED CONCERNS ABOUT AI TO DOMINATE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY。