*The Estonians are getting stranger as they continue on a pre-2008 trajectory that everyone else has obscured with political or economic troubles.
*The "Kratt." They're starting to make up their own terms art now.
Estonia is known for its ’firsts’. We were the first country to declare internet access as a human right, the first country to hold a nationwide election online, the first country in Europe to both legalise ride sharing and delivery bots, and — of course — the first country to offer e-Residency.
Countries around the world now face the challenge of understanding the rise of Artifical Intelligence, which is increasingly affecting the daily lives of their populations, so which country willl be the first in developing a comprehensive legal framework that ensures the technology can be developed in an ethical and sustainable way? We think the answer once again should be Estonia.
This work to understand AI in Estonia started with our self-driving vehicles task force. However, it quickly became clear that their scope was too limited as working on traffic regulations is simply not enough given the far reaching implications of the technology. Regulating mobility on its own will only lead to more complexity and possible misunderstandings for society. Instead, we need to streamline the whole process and legalise AI. To introduce better regulations, society must also play a role in co-creating the necessary framework so that the end result is understandable for everyone. The task force has suggested four different options regarding how to regulate AI in a user-friendly way.
The work, started in November 2016, is led by the task force, together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and the Government Office. Experts from all walks of life have been included in the discussions on how to solve the problem of accountability in machine and deep-learning algorithms....
