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- KARACHI: Prof. Emeritus and former Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof. Dr. Attaur Rehman has said that investment in research.
- A three-day (October 27-29) International Conference on Artificial Intelligence is going on at ICCBS, University of Karachi organized by Urd.
- Professor Dr. Attaur Rehman said that the share of the private sector in China's total national expenditure on research and development is a.
KARACHI: Prof. Emeritus and former Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof. Dr. Attaur Rehman has said that investment in research and development (R&D) in Pakistan is very low and is less than 0.2 percent of the gross national product, while it should be increased 10 times from the current level.
A three-day (October 27-29) International Conference on Artificial Intelligence is going on at ICCBS, University of Karachi organized by Urdu University, which was addressed by Atta-ur-Rehman, Chinese Professor Hong, Professor Qasim Jan, Professor Hajila Khan Shinwari and Professor Raza Shah yesterday.
Professor Dr. Attaur Rehman said that the share of the private sector in China's total national expenditure on research and development is about 60 percent, while in Pakistan this rate is less than 0.1 percent.
In his address, Professor Dr. Attaur Rehman also identified two major forms of cultural change occurring as a result of artificial intelligence. He said that the first change is the change in the nature of human work and social institutions, because artificial intelligence is changing the way people work, learn, communicate and manage their lives.
He said that the second major change is the change in human thinking, power structures and social relations. According to him, artificial intelligence is also changing the ways of decision-making, information transmission and the use of power in society.
