In our rapidly developing world, artificial intelligence technologies continue to progress unabated. In addition to the conveniences that artificial intelligence technologies offer to our lives, it is also a matter of curiosity how to control them. Dr. Nuri Bingöl, Head of Üsküdar University Artificial Intelligence Engineering Master's Programme, made statements about how rapidly developing artificial intelligence technologies should be controlled nationally and globally, what kind of limits should be imposed and what obstacles are in front of all these. International authorities agree that the disadvantages of artificial intelligence should be addressed as well as its advantages. Drawing attention to the extraordinary progress of artificial intelligence in the last few years and its consequences in the fields where it is applied, Dr. Nuri Bingöl says that the development of artificial intelligence technology should be subject to some regulations and controls. Stating that the disagreements are about 'how and by whom this supervision will be implemented', Bingöl emphasises that this authority should not be thought of as being gathered in one hand.

How will the control be in artificial intelligence?

Stating that many authorities who shape today's societies with their thoughts and even people who play an important role in the development of artificial intelligence share similar thoughts, Bingöl said, "The extraordinary development of artificial intelligence in the last few years and the results in the fields where it is used show that the development in artificial intelligence technology should be subject to some regulations and controls. The differences of opinion are not on this issue, but on 'how this supervision will be implemented'." Referring to the reasons why the discussions and disagreements are centred on how the supervision will be implemented, Bingöl explained these reasons as follows: "Artificial intelligence technologies are a great power and there are problems that will be brought by the collection of this power in the hands of only one institution. These technologies are a two-stage product by nature. The first is to develop the capacity of artificial intelligence, and the second is to use it for a specific purpose. Which of these two phases should be controlled or limited? Which phase contains more potential threats or dangers? Naturally, the measures that can be taken vary according to the answer to this question. The question of 'how to implement' takes on a different meaning."

What will be the level of control over technology?

Drawing attention to the level of control and limitation of artificial intelligence, Bingöl said, "It should not be forgotten that excessive control and limitation on technology leads to a decrease in the benefits arising from the development of that technology. However, there are great existential problems in front of humanity and artificial intelligence technologies have great potential in these issues."

Bingöl quoted Andrew Ng, one of the important names of artificial intelligence, as saying, "When I think about the existential risks for a large part of humanity: The next pandemic, climate change and consequent mass depopulation, another asteroid threat... Artificial intelligence will be an important part of our solutions. So if we want humanity to survive and thrive for the next thousand years, let's make AI work faster, not slower.

Stating that the control and limitations of artificial intelligence should not only be effective on the threat and danger dimension, Bingöl said, "There is also an 'ethical' dimension as important as these. Even with very small capacity artificial intelligence products, it can create some personal violations and threats. In particular, a person, an institution or a human community can be targeted.  Therefore, the need for supervision and limitations should not be considered only for parties that produce or use artificial intelligence technology with very large capacity. Supervision and limitations should be valid for both large sized and small sized artificial intelligence capacity."

Stating that it seems that it will take time for the standardisation and regulations on how to implement supervision and limitations, Bingöl said, "While discussions and ideas continue to develop in this field, it is important to put some practical regulations and regulations on artificial intelligence into past experiences such as the European Union General Data Protection Regulation or the Personal Data Protection Law as applied in our country and to create an administrative framework. Because the steps taken for personal data security and ethics can form an idea and practical basis on the control and limitations of artificial intelligence. These regulations, which are built on from which source, in what size and for what purpose the data is used, how it is protected and shared, are an important element for the capacity building phase of artificial intelligence and can at least form a control basis in this respect." He concluded.

Informatics Law is important in this regard.

Stating that another factor is the management of computing power and energy consumption, Bingöl said, "Controls and limitations in this area have been able to solve some of the problems caused by the 'Blockchain' technology and contributed to the more positive direction of the technology. Similar legislation may indirectly have an impact on artificial intelligence technology." Drawing attention to the fact that first of all, fake content produced by artificial intelligence should be identified and what the sanctions should be should be decided, Bingöl said, "Not only content that contains fake information, but also content that contains correct information but is created by artificial intelligence to manipulate a group or to gain benefits for a group should be prevented. Thanks to the user data collected, all kinds of political and commercial campaigns created by artificial intelligence targeting individuals should be limited so that free will remains free. Without wasting time, we should start to establish the relationship between the concepts of 'Access to Data and Use of Computing Power' with the existing laws and regulations with an artificial intelligence-oriented perspective. In particular, we should draw the attention of 'Information Law' elements to this issue."

He spoke as follows. Emphasising that a technology that people can easily reach and when it reaches, it can affect both their own and others' lives should be controlled, Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr. Nuri Bingöl said, "However, it does not seem possible to establish a control mechanism over all artificial intelligence models that can only be created with a computer and some mathematical knowledge." Stating that the fact that artificial intelligence technology is subject to control and limitation should not be considered as inevitably gathering this authority in one hand, Bingöl concluded his words as follows:

"In fact, today's technologies focus on decentralised infrastructures and many developments are taking place in this field. Moreover, the fact that artificial intelligence technologies, once produced, can operate as embedded systems without being connected to any centre or even to the internet provides freedom at least for the usage phase. For artificial intelligence systems with this capability, it is almost impossible to establish a centralised connection and control, as it is seen in every field today."