Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries worldwide, but experts at the Nobel Prize Exhibition and Dialogue 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City stressed that rapid innovation must be aligned with ethical responsibility to ensure it benefits society.
Virginia Dignum, associate professor of AI responsibility at Umeå University in Sweden, described AI as a “double-edged sword.”
“Like Alfred Nobel, who always considered the impacts of scientific progress, we in the AI era must ask: what are the consequences of our work? Can AI be utilized for the goodwill of humanity?” she said.
Dr. Abdul Rohman from RMIT University Vietnam warned that the global AI race remains technology-driven while neglecting people’s needs.
“When data ignores minorities, innovation fails,” he said, pointing to Ho Chi Minh City’s deaf community as an example.
Dr. Rita Mokbel, CEO of Ericsson Vietnam, added that closer cooperation between governments, universities, and businesses is needed, starting with integrating AI into education.
The event, held from 8 to 19 September, was co-organised by the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam and RMIT University Vietnam.
Source: Tuoi Tre
