The world is heading irreversibly towards the development of Artificial Intelligence. This process is happening so quickly that at times the observer becomes confused and cannot clearly see which country is ahead in the race.
There is no shortage of those who attribute leadership to China, the country that has registered the highest number of generative AI patents over the last decade, according to a WIPO report.
But when you delve deeper into the issue, the leadership seems to be the United States. At least, that is what the global artificial intelligence ranking prepared by the Global Vibrancy Tool of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University indicates, in which the United States obtains the highest score in 21 indicators, more than any other country, being a leader in high-quality research and private investment. And now the Trump administration intends to seal that leadership, because a few hours after taking office, the American president sent a clear signal that, to surpass China, his administration will pursue a firm agenda for the development of artificial intelligence and the infrastructure that drives it.
To remove obstacles from the way, on his first day in the White House Trump rescinded an executive order signed in 2023 by former President Joe Biden that sought to place some barriers around the development of increasingly powerful generative artificial intelligence tools and create other protections. for privacy, civil rights and national security.
And it didn’t stop there. The next day, he met with leaders Open AI, Oracle and SoftBank to announce a $500 billion private sector investment in AI infrastructure.
The Dominican Republic has taken some steps to not be left out of the process. At the end of 2023, the president presented the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy.
In fact, in the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index 2024, which evaluated the situation of 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, prepared by the National Center for Artificial Intelligence of Chile (CENIA) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). , the Republic presents progress, especially in governance, but faces important challenges in areas such as research, development and adoption of AI intelligence technologies. So there is a lot to do so that the country is not a loser and can taste the honeys of AI, so given the new Trump administration’s commitment to AI, a call for us to address the challenge is pertinent. without any distraction, placing the greatest emphasis on a profound transformation of our educational system, so that we can provide human resources with the necessary tools so that they can take their seats on the high-speed train that will take them to be part of the fourth industrial revolution and we can avoid a widening of socioeconomic gaps.
