NCSA holds conference on secure usage of AI

The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) held a conference on the secure usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the presence of its President HE Eng. Abdulrahman bin Ali al-Farahid al-Maliki, alongside several high-ranking officials.During the conference, NCSA released the guidelines for the secure usage of AI system that aim to reduce the adverse impacts that could potentially be generated by AI.Al-Maliki stated that a team from the agency prepared guidelines that help all AI users in Qatar leverage AI technologies securely. He pointed out that cybersecurity is the prime catalyst for AI utilisation technologies in the State, highlighting that AI can be used in all educational, medical, and economic fields considering the rapid evolution of AI day after day.Director of National Cyber Assurance and Governance Affairs at NCSA Eng. Dana Yousef al-Abdulla said the world currently witnesses massive transformation in leveraging the emerging and cutting-edge technologies, especially after the modern revolution of AI technology, primarily the generative AI whose use and practice are increasing on daily basis.With this transformation and the numerous opportunities generated by AI technology in digital transformation, a litany of new challenges emerged precipitating the state institutions to co-operate to consider these challenges and propose the best remediation methods without reducing innovation and creativity, al-Abdulla added.She outlined that the NCSA team worked to consider these challenges and developed guidelines for the state institutions that enable them to apply AI securely and effectively which highlight to users the risks and threats arising from the use of cutting-edge technologies, in addition to helping them explore solutions for the problems associated with this digital evolution, affirming that these solutions will be available for all.Through this convention, NCSA is committed to providing a platform for conversation to learn about the experiences and perspectives regarding AI technology and its secure use to discuss the most prominent topics, including AI-related challenges and opportunities with the engagement of a host of relevant entities in Qatar, research centres and experts in this field, al-Abdulla highlighted.Director of Cyber Security Strategies and Policies at NCSA Eng. Abdulrahman al-Shafi reviewed the core elements included in the guidelines represented in the generative AI, as the latter is mostly used in industry and digital trust, including security, privacy, ethics, individuals, processes, technology, risks, threats, and challenges. (QNA)