Adoption of Artificial Intelligence vital for country – President
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the imperative of promoting modern technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), to attain future social and economic objectives within the country. He announced the commencement of this programme slated to initiate next year, aiming to proliferate AI across all sectors within a span of five years. The President underscored the pivotal role assigned to the university system in this initiative.
These remarks were made during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday (30), engaging university scholars on the integration of AI technology in Sri Lanka.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe further stressed the urgency of transitioning from an import-dependent economy to an export-oriented one to safeguard the nation’s economic stability.
Highlighting the critical timeline between 2027 and 2040 for addressing foreign debt obligations, President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the pivotal requirement of achieving a substantial transformation in the Sri Lankan economy by 2035 to meet this obligation. In pursuit of these economic goals, he reiterated his commitment to fostering the adoption of modern technologies such as AI within the country.
During the meeting, a proposal developed by several university professors and scholars on the application of AI technology was presented to the President. The scholars noted that several universities have already undertaken numerous AI projects and briefed the President on the operations and objectives of these initiatives.
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