Artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons at the center of the meeting, at the Quirinale, between the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and the representatives of the Academies of the G7 countries, in Rome for the convention organized by the Accademia dei Lincei and scheduled for two days.
From the Academies comes "a recommendation on artificial intelligence
, a fascinating topic that constantly questions humanity regarding the opportunities of scientific research, with the request that positive use be made of it and distorted, negative and dangerous uses be avoided. But this alternative has always been present: science offers opportunities, it is then up to the institutions to make the best use of it", said Mattarella, addressing the presidents of the Academies, led by the president of the Lincei, Roberto Antonelli, and the vice-president, the Nobel Prize winner Giorgio Parisi.
"Cultural heritage is humanity's reservoir of wisdom
. The trend of relationships between humanity and culture resembles the oscillation of the pendulum. When the pendulum moves away from cultural heritage - said the head of State - they emerge, as appears in this season of the world, clashes, conflicts, wars, violence, indifference to the reasons of others. When the pendulum approaches, humanity follows progress and peace". Particular attention to the issue of nuclear weapons and in particular, observes the President of the Republic, "to the alarm over armaments, with an unpredictable return to the nuclear threat, accompanied by the growing search for the production of new armaments with increasingly disruptive effects.
The documents produced by the Academies were delivered to Mattarella, and tomorrow, the same texts will be presented to Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, Sherpa of the G7/G20 of the Presidency of the Council.
The hope of the Head of State "is that these suggestions and considerations will be fully accepted not only by the G7 but also within the framework of the G20 and the entire international community".
On the sidelines of the meeting,
Nobel Parisi observed that "the challenges facing humanity can only be overcome and won based on the analysis of science
. The G7 Academies - added the vice-president of the Lincei - come together to support the governments of the major industrialized countries in the difficult choices that await them to resolve current and future crises, also analyzing the crucial socio-economic aspects".
For Antonelli the Academies "have expressed in a shared and determined way the commitment of the world of science and culture to support peace, progress and cooperation between peoples. The only path to progress - he observed - remains that of cooperation in respect of the inviolable rights of man and of nations".