“Infrastructure must be ethical”: a specialist’s plea to control the advance of artificial intelligence

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is driving a global struggle for control involving major geopolitical powers and technology companies. This ongoing technological expansion has prompted widespread debate regarding international governance, ethical oversight, and strategic competition between leading nations.

Flavia Costa, a researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, has emphasized the urgent need for ethical infrastructure to monitor and regulate the progression of artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions have surfaced over the management of these technologies, with China rejecting allegations of engaging in malicious competition with the United States regarding AI control and criticizing prevailing threat narratives.