According to the website of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in the meeting, Dr. Sattari emphasized that the technology of artificial intelligence and digitization is developing rapidly. Its widespread application in various industries and businesses has marked a new era in which human societies and economic, military, and cultural powers transform; clarified: Data, computing hardware, algorithms, and entities are four vital elements in the era of artificial intelligence that will be decisive in the competition between powers.

Saying that the purpose of the meeting is to identify and analyze the desired policies and strategies for the effective management of foreign relations by the upcoming technological developments, he added: Attention should be paid to the necessity of examining the impact of artificial intelligence on national security risks from the perspective of foreign relations, application of artificial intelligence in diplomacy and foreign relations, regulating foreign relations to deal with large companies based on artificial intelligence, playing a role in global value chains in the era of artificial intelligence, human capital, and foreign relations, foreign relations and cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence, cultural effects of artificial intelligence and its geographical boundaries.

Emphasizing that each of the leading countries has defined a vision and strategy for themselves in this field, Sattari explained the necessity of paying attention to investments and to knowledge-based companies and the appropriate mechanism to preserve existing resources, the readiness of the Iranian society to accept artificial intelligence and strategies for the regulation and standardization, and Iran’s cooperation with other countries in the era of artificial intelligence.

Also speaking at the meeting, Dr. Saeed Chehrazad, a faculty member of Allameh Tabataba’i University, analyzed the transformation of diplomacy in the era of artificial intelligence and emphasized the necessity of formulating a national strategy for artificial intelligence as one of the players in that field, noted: Culture, components, political, social and diplomatic norms in all countries experience different conditions, and that nation-state which geography was its focal point, no longer exists. The profound changes brought to the international sanctions system through artificial intelligence are also the focus of the discussion.

Later, Saeed Seyed Agha Banihashemi, a faculty member of the School of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while explaining the previous experiences of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in using artificial intelligence, emphasized the efficiency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs increased with artificial intelligence and said: Artificial intelligence should be advanced in parallel with cyber security because if we made our data set. A hacker attacked and tampered with it, which is a significant loss. Therefore, we must invest 100 percent in data security.

Meanwhile, Dr. Hamidreza Rabiei, a faculty member of the Department of Computer Engineering at the Sharif University of Technology, stated that traditional diplomacy, security, and service delivery methods were changing and added: The role of data in Iran is unclear. Data has become a security product in Iran, and we cannot benefit from it. Until data governance has not been clarified, using artificial intelligence is nothing more than a slogan.

Referring to the performance of cognitive sciences and neurosciences along with quantum processing and artificial intelligence, he stated: If we do not consider these three together, considering the progress that is being made in the world, reaching this stage is s impossible, and in this case, we should only receive services in the world, that is to say, we should be submissive in diplomacy as well. We either have to be subservient, or we have to live like primitive humans. There is no other way.

According to the report, Dr. Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, a faculty member of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, emphasized in the meeting: With artificial intelligence, while increasing agility and realism, the effect of the bias of the circles around the ruler is reduced. The ruler’s need for correct data and artificial intelligence becomes serious in this situation. There is no place in the world where artificial intelligence has been developed unless the ruler has been its serious client.

In continuation of the discussions, Dr. Behzad Ahmadi Lafouraki, an expert in the international governance of cyberspace, explained the European Union’s approach to artificial intelligence and its opportunities and challenges for Iran, and stated that artificial intelligence could change global strategic stability and fundamental assumptions about defense and deterrence, noted: Europe’s approach to artificial intelligence is regulation and standardization, and if we want to interact with Europe in the field of artificial intelligence, we must clarify our positions and approach in the case of some issues.

At the end of the meeting, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, also emphasized the importance of using artificial intelligence in diplomacy and said: We are generally behind in artificial intelligence. We must think internationally and open the way for those skilled in this field. If we don’t have a say, we won’t effectively set norms. We have plenty of work to do in this direction.