Vietnam urged to focus more on artificial intelligence

HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam should use artificial intelligence in more areas to boost productivity and to improve people's lives, experts have said. Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bùi Thế Duy told a conference last Friday (Nov 27) that AI had been receiving more and more attention in recent years, and, along with other modern technologies (such as big data and cloud computing), was changing people's lives and business activities. Covid-19 was creating a push for faster digital transformation, and companies and researchers should consider how using AI solutions could help a recovery after the pandemic, he said. Nguyễn Việt Dũng, director of the HCM City Department of Science and Technology, said the city was among the first in Vietnam to issue a programme to facilitate digital transformation, focusing on promoting AI usage. Dr Stefan Hajkowicz of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation said AI could be used in many areas, pointing to how Australia did so in agriculture, mining and aviation.