On 27 February, Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution (HEI) hosted a public seminar discussion “Artificial Intelligence and the EU: What Does a Young Person Need to Know About It?”, organised by Kauno kolegija HEI, the European Parliament Office in Lithuania, and the Kaunas Europe Direct Centre. The seminar consisted of 2 parts: the first was intended for students and lecturers, and the second was for high school students and lecturers, but anyone interested in this topic could participate.

At the beginning of the seminars for both students and pupils, Daiva Jakaitė, Head of the European Parliament Office in Lithuania, emphasised how many everyday decisions the European Parliament has made that are familiar to us, such as the abolition of mobile roaming charges or mandatory national language text labels on food or cosmetic products. Of particular importance is the world’s first EU Artificial Intelligence Act, which will attempt to regulate the traceability and security of AI and digital systems. Therefore, it is important to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections (which will be held in Lithuania on May 9) and delegate to its people whose ethics, intelligence, knowledge and reliability we do not doubt.

Jonas Lekevičius, co-founder of Lemon Labs and Orb Land, product design manager and independent developer at Treatwell, and host of the technology news show Du Bitai, told students about a whole range of AI assistants, presented the most useful tools (ChatGPT, Consensus, Midjourney, Bing Copilot, Arc Browser and others) and advised how to make the most of them in your activities.

In his presentation to students, the lecturer introduced ChatGPT in more detail and how to formulate queries for it more precisely. AI can serve and unleash the creativity of young people, help them choose the right future speciality or even pass exams better by finding a personalised learning method and pace. Together with the students, the lecturer also performed a practical task and demonstrated how AI can be used to create bingo game cards for the whole class.

On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted a position on the Artificial Intelligence Act. The European Parliament’s priority is to ensure that artificial intelligence systems used in the EU are safe, transparent, traceable, non-discriminatory and environmentally friendly. The Parliament also aims to establish a technologically neutral, uniform definition of artificial intelligence that could be applied to future artificial intelligence systems. The AI ​​Act sets out different rules that apply to different levels of risk of artificial intelligence.