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Emilio Gonzalezhead of systems at the Alcorcón City Council, warned of the dangers posed by ‘shadow AI’, the unauthorized use of artificial intelligence tools within an organization without the supervision of the IT department. “We have to train people so that they do not upload confidential documents to the AI,” he said. “With AI we are super-functioning, but the data protection section persists as the main challenge,” said González, who also pointed out another challenge: the rapid obsolescence of investments in AI.
He also talked about data protection Raquel PardiñasIT supply and supplier manager at Atradius Crédito y Caución, who pointed out that, although generative AI serves to save time in administrative tasks, its users are often unaware if they are violating the Data Protection Law. “It is the main challenge,” he emphasized.
Ana Arredondo Macua, CIO of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, described the situation faced by an institution like yours. “A patent examiner can take 18 months to grant one. AI is very useful in reducing this time, but the examiner is afraid of losing his job, of not being relevant,” he said. He also spoke about the need for interoperability, something key in an institution that shares information and patents with other states. “The date of a patent is crucial, so the exchange of information is essential,” he said after pointing out that AI provides an information base to be more efficient.
