Johannesburg — President Lula used part of his speech on Sunday (23/11), on the second day of the G20 Summit in South Africa, to talk about artificial intelligence.
The Labor Party member stated that artificial intelligence “is the path of no return” and said that it is “urgent” for the world’s largest economies to deepen the debate on managing the issue, with the United Nations at the center of the discussion.
“The big challenge is not only to master the tool, but to work so that everyone can use it in a safe, secure and reliable way,” the Brazilian president said.
“It is necessary to avoid a new form of colonialism: digital,” Lula warned. He noted that 20 years after the first Summits on the Information Society, 2.6 billion people are still deprived of access to the digital world.
“In high-income countries, 93% of the population has access to the Internet, while in low-income countries this percentage is only 27%,” he said. “When a few control the algorithms, data and infrastructure associated with economic processes, innovation begins to generate exclusion. It is necessary to avoid a new form of colonialism: digital.”
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The Labor Party member stated that there is no just future for everyone “without ensuring job opportunities and protecting workers.” For him, it is necessary to combine artificial intelligence and social integration.
“Every solar panel, every chip, every line of code must carry with it a mark of social inclusion,” he declared, “40% of the world’s workers work in roles highly exposed to artificial intelligence, and at risk of automation or technological integration. We must create bridges between traditional and emerging sectors. Technology must strengthen human and labor rights, not weaken them.”
Lola talks about important minerals
In his speech, Lula also spoke about important minerals. The Labor Party member stated that countries with a large concentration of mineral reserves “cannot be considered mere suppliers”.
The Brazilian President said, “What is at stake is not only who owns these resources, but who controls the knowledge and the added value derived from them. Talking about important minerals also means talking about sovereignty. Sovereignty is not measured by the amount of natural deposits, but by the ability to transform resources through policies that benefit the population.”
Lula stated that Brazil will not just be an exporter, but “a partner in the global value chain of critical minerals.” He noted that the country established the National Council for Critical and Strategic Minerals.
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