‘Vietnam’s artificial intelligence is still low compared to the world’

At talkshow Vietnam ON number 4 with the theme “The power of artificial intelligence AI” organized by VTC1 Channel, VTC Digital Television, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui The Duy, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology shared about the implementation of the national strategy on applied research and development. artificial intelligence development in Vietnam.

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) in Vietnam has been formed and increasingly developed, going deep into many areas of life and society. According to the Deputy Minister, Vietnam has 3 fields of artificial intelligence that contribute the most.

The first is that the financial sector has a lot of international integration. The characteristic of the financial sector is that data is abundant because of international transactions. Therefore, the application of artificial intelligence in this field is very convenient.

The second is the field of security and social order. For example, the application of surveillance cameras, automatic license plate recognition cameras to enter and exit parking lots, or roadside parking lots.

Third is the field of education. That is the application of artificial intelligence related to Vietnamese, which can be mentioned as Vietnamese writing, Vietnamese voice, Vietnamese conversation of intelligent applications such as communication, speech recognition, assembly. phones, including automated robots…

In addition to the above three fields, artificial intelligence is also applied in businesses, the medical field and the media. Currently, many television stations around the world are using artificial intelligence editors. Many other applications such as taxi operators have now been replaced by automated systems for connection and calculation. Even today’s customer employees are being competed by artificial intelligence systems, in smart financial platforms.

Deputy Minister Bui The Duy emphasized that when artificial intelligence is present in many aspects of life, it requires people to improve their skills and cultivate more skills in design and creativity.

Mr. Bui The Duy also expressed concern: “Although they have had concerns and opinions about developing artificial intelligence, they are still at a relatively low level compared to the world, due to the lack of ready preparation in terms of computational data, technology, human resources… We have a lot of potential but only in the form of potential.”

To promote artificial intelligence, Deputy Minister Bui The Duy pointed out 3 pillars that need to be done.

The first is to connect and promote artificial intelligence training in society through competitions. The longer-term goal is to form short programs with a large number of students to form a team of hundreds of thousands of people doing artificial intelligence.

Second, deploy and promote research and development programs on artificial intelligence. For example, the KC- 4.0 program (supporting research, development and technology application of industry 4.0).

Third, promote the formation of research data sets in parallel with national digital transformation programs, creating big data in all fields. At the same time, building deep data sets and legal corridors to build a foundation connecting supply and demand for technology and human resources of artificial intelligence experts.

The Deputy Minister of Science and Technology also praised and recognized the contributions of corporations and startups to the great orientation of the Party, State and Government to promote the development of science – technology, especially in the field of science and technology. information technology, ensuring national security and defense. At the same time, he also expressed his hope that in the next few years, a large number of experts, researchers and trainees could deploy artificial intelligence at an average level.

According to the report published in February 2022 on the “Government AI Readiness Index” produced by Oxford Insights (United Kingdom) in conjunction with the International Development Research Center of Canada (IDRC). ) implementation, Vietnam ranks 62nd in the world and 6th in ASEAN, up 14 places compared to 2020, up 14 places compared to the world ranking and 1 place (6/10) compared to ASEAN.

This is the first year that Vietnam’s average score reached 51.82, surpassing the world average (47.42). The evaluation and construction of a set of indicators is based on many factors such as human resource training, technology, applications, businesses, especially the emergence of the national strategy on research, development and application of AI. to 2030, promulgated by the Government in 2021.