The development and proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies pose the questions of practical implementation on the one hand and the appropriate breadth and formulation of regulatory frameworks on the other. This article will focus on the potential for applying techno-economic solutions based on artificial intelligence in the energy sector. It will aim to understand legislative activities through the lens of the value of liberty. First, the potential uses of artificial intelligence in the energy sector will be outlined. Then, Isaiah Berlin\u2019s two concepts of liberty will be explained and finally applied to understand better the potential approaches in regulating artificial intelligence in the energy sector. Probable future legislative developments will be outlined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The potential for using artificial intelligence and related technological solutions in the energy sector is vast. It can, among others, improve the use of predictive analytics in energy trading, balancing and forecasting of renewables production, be applied in smart grids, smart buildings and energy efficiency, enhance the grid maintenance effectiveness and aid in oil and natural gas exploration. At the same time, it raises particular concerns about security, personal data utilisation, human rights violations and breaches of established consumer protection principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pa\u0144stwa staj\u0105 wi\u0119c przed decyzj\u0105, w jakim stopniu i w jaki spos\u00f3b uregulowa\u0107 sztuczn\u0105 inteligencj\u0119 w sektorze energetycznym. Chocia\u017c Unia Europejska poczyni\u0142a ju\u017c pierwsze kroki w tym kierunku, wiele pozostawi si\u0119 ustawodawcom krajowym. Musz\u0105 lawirowa\u0107 mi\u0119dzy Scyll\u0105 wolno\u015bciowej anarchii a Charybd\u0105 d\u0142awi\u0105cego rozw\u00f3j i pozostawania w tyle za innymi mi\u0119dzynarodowymi o\u015brodkami w\u0142adzy z powodu irracjonalnej i dusz\u0105cej nadmiernej regulacji. Te dwie skrajno\u015bci mo\u017cna dobrze zrozumie\u0107 w kategoriach dw\u00f3ch koncepcji wolno\u015bci profesora Isaiaha Berlina z Oksfordu. Wolno\u015b\u0107 negatywna to brak regulacji, kt\u00f3ry w skrajnym przypadku prowadzi do tego, co Hobbes nazwa\u0142 „bellum omnium contra omnes”, czyli spo\u0142ecznej wojny wszystkich ze wszystkimi. Wolno\u015b\u0107 pozytywna to paternalistyczna troska pa\u0144stwa o jednostk\u0119, kt\u00f3ra nie jest wystarczaj\u0105co zdolna do podejmowania w\u0142asnych decyzji. Zagro\u017ceniem jest pogr\u0105\u017canie si\u0119 w biurokratycznym totalitaryzmie, kt\u00f3ry idzie w parze z brakiem innowacyjno\u015bci i trudno\u015bciami gospodarczymi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it is true that while history does not repeat itself, it does rhyme, certain lessons can be learned from previous novelties such as telecommunications. When new technologies emerge, most states tend to overreact regulatorily at the first sight of negative externalities. This is then followed by a more extended period of gradual and partial deregulation that makes the legislative approach appropriate and rational. Given that, in regulating artificial intelligence use in the energy sector, more than a top-down approach, incremental public policy is in order, fostering innovation, but at the same time intervening in minor ways to retain grid security and price affordability, especially regarding end-consumer electricity supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In better understanding and navigating the hurdles associated with the application of artificial intelligence technologies in the energy sector, states can utilise the conceptual framework of two types of liberty to find the appropriate middle ground and reap the benefits of technological development while at the same time minimising the adverse societal outcomes through smart legislating. The energy sector is expected to remain one of the most exciting polygons for the implementation of artificial intelligence, where enormous benefits for society can ensue. Still, only if national legislators approach it reasonably, prudently, yet open-mindedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doc. dr Luka Martin Toma\u017ei\u010d
Adiunkt, Uniwersytet Alma Mater Europaea, S\u0142owenia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luka Martin Toma\u017ei\u010d has a double habilitation in law and philosophy from Alma Mater Europaea University, Slovenia. He has authored more than a hundred publications in energy law, legal philosophy, and constitutional law. In 2023, IusInfo named him among the ten most influential Slovenian lawyers.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rozw\u00f3j i rozpowszechnienie technologii sztucznej inteligencji stawia pytania z jednej strony o praktyczne wdro\u017cenie, a z drugiej o odpowiedni zakres i sformu\u0142owanie ram regulacyjnych. W artykule skupimy si\u0119 na potencjale zastosowania rozwi\u0105za\u0144 techniczno-ekonomicznych opartych na sztucznej inteligencji w sektorze energetycznym. Jego celem b\u0119dzie zrozumienie dzia\u0142a\u0144 ustawodawczych przez pryzmat warto\u015bci wolno\u015bci. W pierwszej kolejno\u015bci nakre\u015blone zostan\u0105 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[110,113,111,112],"class_list":["post-2339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doc-dr-luka-martin-tomazic","tag-ai","tag-artykul-2","tag-energetyka","tag-wolnosc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2349,"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339\/revisions\/2349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyfryzacja.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}