The German government has announced the creation of a security institute for artificial intelligence, according to the National Security Council. Its official role will be to assess risks, coordinate with other countries, and set common standards. However, the actual design points to an advisory body, without enforcement power, funded by the country's own tech companies.
Voluntary standards and technical risks as the sole focus 🤖
The institute will draft voluntary, non-binding standards that companies like SAP or Siemens can ignore without consequences. International coordination will serve to harmonize lax rules that do not hinder business. The risks assessed will be exclusively technical, such as algorithmic biases or software errors, avoiding social issues like mass unemployment or state surveillance. Citizens fund hundreds of pages of reports with their taxes, without any executive power.
Smokescreen with a made in Germany seal 🇩🇪
Germany sells an image of an ethical leader in AI, but the institute is more of a book club for well-paid experts. While companies continue to operate without real control, civil society calls for strict regulation. The committee will produce reports so thick they will serve to level wobbly tables, not to protect anyone. A perfect smokescreen: expensive, harmless, and full of paper.