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Alípio Jorge led the strategy for artificial intelligence in 2019. Now the Government's agenda is a framework with the same pillars but oriented towards the economy. 'Portugal has room to improve.'
AI is no longer a mere option: it is one of the major drivers of proactivity and a tool of economic power. The only question is whether the agenda launched by the government is up to the challenge or will be yet another well-intentioned promise.
Rogério Casanova argues that not all functional academic writing—such as recommendation letters or election manifestos—needs to be crafted by highly skilled humans. He advocates for more explicit manifestos and institutional policies governing the use of AI in universities, allowing routine and low-value writing to be delegated to tools while preserving human oversight where it matters. The column frames such manifestos as pragmatic, ethical guides to protect quality, fairness and accountability in higher education’s adoption of AI.
Paulo Cunha says that, from a political perspective, the measure/framework functions as a sort of constitution for artificial intelligence.
Responsible AI requires regulation as a safeguard against potential threats to rights and ethical values. Opinion by A. Betâmio de Almeida.
Students will continue to use AI; they will just do so covertly, without any framework, without literacy and without ethics. Opinion by Nelson Zagalo
In the fourth episode of the .IA Podcast, Jorge Portugal, director-general of COTEC, explains what companies lack to increase productivity with artificial intelligence (AI) and discusses the difficulty of changing processes in the country. He also warns that the rules for support for innovation and AI cannot be the same as in the past...
Inês Lynce, chair of INESC‑ID and co‑director of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Programme, argues Portugal must act to retain professionals skilled in generative artificial intelligence and adapt education and policy to do so. She urges a wider societal pause to define what we want from AI, calling for clearer public information, informed debate and targeted retention and training measures to align technological development with public interest.
The CEO of Microsoft calls for a fairer sharing of the gains from artificial intelligence, warning that concentrated benefits could lead to an economic 'bubble'.
Satya Nadella, Microsoft's chief executive, recognised in Davos Europe's leadership in privacy protection, but warned that this advantage on its own does not guarantee competitiveness in the age of artificial intelligence.
Teachers and students reject the proposed ban on artificial intelligence in educational settings contained in a manifesto published over the weekend.
Nearly 30 academics from several Portuguese universities warn, in a manifesto, about the risks of using generative artificial intelligence tools in higher education. In an interview with Expresso, the main driving force behind the initiative speaks of the 'widespread use' of these technologies by students in academic assignments.
Dozens of professors from higher education institutions across the country have signed a manifesto against the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), warning of the transformation of students into “digital The post Digital idiots: university professors call for ban on use of AI in Higher Education appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Argues that prohibiting artificial intelligence in universities is unrealistic and misguided, highlighting the impracticality of an outright ban and the negative consequences for teaching, learning and academic progress.
A manifesto signed by dozens of professors. They want to put an end to the deluge of 'artificial assignments systematically brought down to mediocrity by a chatbot'.
In the race to lead in artificial intelligence (AI), the European Commission took a decisive step in October by presenting the Apply AI strategy. The initiative aims to accelerate AI adoption in SMEs and public bodies by using a new governance model that brings together industry, academia, the public sector and a European AI observatory. ...
