The Minister Delegate in charge of the Digital Transition and Telecommunications was the guest of “8:30 a.m. franceinfo”, Monday February 20, 2023.
Jean-Noël Barrot, the Minister Delegate in charge of the Digital Transition, was the guest of 8:30 a.m. franceinfo, Monday February 20, 2023. Anti-scam filter, artificial intelligence, disinformation on the internet … He answered questions from Neila Latrous and Lorrain Seneschal.
Anti-scam filter: a first version for the Rugby World Cup
“I am currently working on the development of an anti-scam filter that will warn the Internet user when he is about to go to a site that has been identified as a scam site”, explained Jean-Noël Barrot. This device is a campaign commitment by Emmanuel Macron. “We must put an end to this anxiety that grips our fellow citizens in the digital space”from where “this scam filter” For “guarantee cybersecurity to all French people”, he explained. This first version will be tested in September, during “of the Rugby World Cup” And “enriched” And “widespread” for the 2024 Olympics, he said. This scam filter will alert “preventively the Internet user when he is about to go to a site that has been identified as a scam site”he explained. “We are witnessing a very strong increase in digital insecurity. It is simply unbearable. We must put an end to this anxiety that seizes our fellow citizens in the digital space, to make the digital space a space of trust.
Artificial intelligence: “Mastering these technologies rather than undergoing them”
“We want to master these technologies rather than submit to them”explains Jean-Noël Barrot. “Artificial intelligence saves lives. Without artificial intelligence, we could not have discovered the vaccine against Covid-19 so quickly”, recalls the Minister Delegate. But he admits that“there are risks of discrimination, manipulation, dehumanization, ethical and democratic issues. We must act”.
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According to him, ChatGPT is “a fascinating tool, but at this stage, it is only an approximate parrot which sometimes restores a little awkwardly, the astronomical sums of information which it has compiled on the Internet”. The Minister calls on the world of education to “gradually bring in these tools” in their learning methods. According to him, it will take “adjust certain exam modalities to prevent cheating from being too easy”but “The important thing is really that we appropriate these tools, that we get the most out of them”.
French Tech: “400,000 more digital experts by 2030”
“We want, with the President of the Republic, to train 400,000 more digital experts by 2030 to ensure that France maintains its rank” and that digital companies “can recruit under the best conditions”, explains Jean-Noël Barrot. In 2019, the government launched the French Tech 120 and the NEXT40, two schemes aimed at promoting French Tech start-ups. The 2023 list of the most dynamic French start-ups will be revealed on Monday evening February 20. “Under Emmanuel Macron’s five-year term, France has become the most attractive and dynamic innovation ecosystem in Europe”, says Jean-Noël Barrot. Start-ups in France represent “500,000 jobs”according to the Minister and “they sometimes contribute to revitalizing, regenerating, reindustrializing”the territories.
Pornography and minors: “It’s a scandal that revolts me”
“2 million children are exposed to pornographic content every month” on the Internet, “It’s a scandal that revolts me and sickens me”, declares the Minister Delegate. While the government has generalized from next year the default parental control on all devices sold in France “from smartphones to consoles, from video games to tablets”Jean-Noël Barrot wishes to “Finally respect the law on the Internet because it is not acceptable that areas of lawlessness remain on the Internet, he said, especially when it comes to our children”.
Story Killers: “Disinformation, one of the greatest threats” to “our democracies”
“Disinformation is one of the greatest threats to our democracies”, believes Jean-Noël Barrot, while the Story Killers investigation, carried out by the Forbidden Stories consortium which brings together 29 media in the world, including the investigation unit of Radio France, reveals the practices of companies specializing in the manipulation of ‘opinion. Emmanuel Macron wanted the creation of Viginum, a state structure, responsible for fighting against foreign interference in French elections. Viginium “thwarted five attempts at foreign interference through disinformation on social media during the 2022 election”recalls the Minister Delegate for the Digital Transition.
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