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๐—”๐—œ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿค–โš“

WISTA Hellas monthly gathering that took place on October 21st brought members and friends together for a lively discussion on AI in shipping, exploring its applications, decision-making, trust and the human role.

Selected through our ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€โ€™ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น and featuring three WISTA Hellas members on the panel, the event put our motto into practice: ๐—•๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!

From commercial shipping to vessel operations, the discussion highlighted AIโ€™s opportunities and challenges. But what truly made the gathering special was the remarkable engagement of our audience. The thoughtful questions and open exchange of views turned the discussion into a meaningful collective experience, highlighting the value of learning from one another and creating a space where everyone feels free to contribute.

Two key messages stood out: ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. As we embrace new technologies, human judgement and critical thinking remain essential. We must learn to use AI without letting it do all our thinking for us or becoming โ€œconfidiotsโ€ by blindly trusting its outputs!

A big thank you to our panelists, moderator and everyone who contributed to such an engaging discussion.