Fava (Inps): AI must restore value to the social state
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The president of INPS, Gabriele Fava, stated that the added value produced by artificial intelligence must be returned to the welfare state and social security, expressing concern about the significant impact on employment and the risk of social exclusion if AI replaces the human role.
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Why It Matters
The intervention took place on the sidelines of the 'Welfare of the Future' event organized by Deloitte in Rome, in response to the question about a possible social security contribution payable by companies that adopt artificial intelligence, if this technology has significant effects on employment.
The question we must ask ourselves today is how to ensure that the added value produced by AI is returned to the welfare state and social security. This was said by the president of INPS, Gabriele Fava, on the sidelines of the "Welfare of the Future" event organized by Deloitte in Rome, answering the question on the hypothesis of a social security contribution to be paid by companies that adopt artificial intelligence, if this technology will have significant repercussions on employment.
For Fava, in the future AI "will have a significant impact on employment": unlike the PC or the iPhone, "tools that only work if humans are present", generative AI is "something truly very highly evolved".
The president expressed concern about the social repercussions: "We cannot afford zombies", he said, because if "our digital twin arrives" the risk is to remain without a role.
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Discussions will be initiated between government, social partners and businesses on a possible social security contribution for the use of AI
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Open Questions
- What would be the amount of the proposed social security contribution?
- How would the added value produced by AI to be taxed be defined?
- Which businesses would be subject to the contribution?
- How would the revenue collected by the welfare state be used?
