Pretoria: Government has congratulated Professor Vukosi Marivate on the recommendation by the United Nations Secretary-General to appoint him as a member of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. In a statement, the government highlighted that Professor Marivate, from the University of Pretoria, was recommended along with 40 leading experts worldwide, representing various disciplines and recognized for their expertise in artificial intelligence and related fields.
According to South African Government News Agency, the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI serves as the first global scientific body on Artificial Intelligence (AI), bringing together leading experts to assess how AI is transforming lives. 'The 40 nominees recommended by the Secretary-General were identified from among applicants to an open call that resulted in over 2,600 applications from more than 140 countries, ensuring world-class expertise,' stated the United Nations.
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) expressed that the panel will be the first global, fully independent scientific body dedicated to closing the AI knowledge gap and assessing the real-world impacts of artificial intelligence across economies and societies. It emphasized that the panel will play a critical role in aiding the global community to distinguish fact from fiction, and science from misinformation, by providing an authoritative and unbiased reference point.