Aligning the interests of Dutch politics and Dutch businesses in the use of artificial intelligence

Author(s): Zijlstra, Hidde (2021)

Abstract:
Businesses implement artificial intelligence for a competitive advantage; therefore, their influence increases. At the same time, little is known on the risks of artificial intelligence, keeping legislators in the dark. This thesis investigates the alignment of goals of Dutch businesses and Dutch politics regarding AI via structured literature research. The results show that businesses need to extend their cooperation beyond immediate economic advantages and that Dutch politics lack the knowledge and required to comprehend the subject of artificial intelligence fully. Due to the research of election programmes, only one source of political opinions was used. Further research could investigate opinions of political parties in more depth, validate the current results, and research the feasibility of the recommendations made.

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Zijlstra_BA_BMS.pdf