BUDAPEST, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Hungary has established the National Artificial Intelligence Council, a new advisory body tasked with monitoring technological developments and regulatory practices related to artificial intelligence (AI), and formulating recommendations and policy proposals, government officials said on Monday.
Speaking at a press briefing following the council's inaugural meeting in Budapest, Government Commissioner for AI Laszlo Palkovics, who also chairs the body, said the council was created in line with European Union legislation regulating AI governance at the member state level.
Palkovics said Hungary had taken an early and proactive approach, stressing that AI was "too important to be represented only by authorities." As a result, the council brings together representatives from academia, universities, market supervision and other authorities, as well as economic organizations.
He added that issues arising in Hungary related to AI would be reviewed by the council. Beyond procedural matters, professional proposals were also discussed at the meeting, including the creation of a Hungary-based cloud service for AI applications and the rapid integration of AI-related content into higher education.
According to Palkovics, the council is designed to provide guidance or responses to any AI-related issues emerging in Hungary. ■