Ershad must give permission for 90% of home theater activities

Charso Press: On Monday, on the sidelines of the “Artificial Intelligence, Media and Content Production” conference, Mohammad Mahdi Esmaili noted that the speed of new technologies in the field of culture, art and media is very high. If you review the last three decades, we are facing almost this high speed, and today a major part of our traditional system in the field of culture, art and media has lost its efficiency due to this high speed for us today. We also have experiences. Today, we have a cultural system that has passed these experiences. Today’s experiences tell us that we have to enter with foresight in front of new phenomena.

The Minister of Culture emphasized: Today, a phenomenon like artificial intelligence imposes more of itself and its requirements on us in various fields, and we are constantly facing this issue. Now, our intellectual, academic and seminary fields are involved in this issue; Because this field (artificial intelligence) is a diverse field and has affected an important part of our cultural and social sphere; Therefore, we must find solutions for it; From the solutions of tolerance and coexistence in jurisprudential and ethical fields to management and regulatory fields. Whether our traditional regulation should change with the arrival of artificial intelligence.

He added: We desperately need to change our makeup with the introduction of new technology. In this regard, we announced in the presence of the participants in the artificial intelligence conference that we are considering a call in this field that the Office of Media Studies and Research will present this call and comprehensive preparation to support research work, research, articles and presentations. We have operational packages to deal with this new phenomenon.

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said: We are ready to provide financial support to all thinkers, students and researchers in this field. Give us their works and implementation plans. At the same time, we have emphasized that these meetings should be repeated with a clear time frame.

Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili pointed out: The first meeting is scheduled to be held in the first six months and the second meeting in the second half of the year, and all government departments must be present. It is not one-dimensional to proceed with the Ministry of Culture. I request my colleagues in the Supreme Council of Cyber ​​Space, the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution and the Ministry of Communications to cooperate with us. This is an important work in the field of cultural governance of the country, and God willing, we should not allow this technology to become a threat. We must turn it into an opportunity and use this opportunity to compensate for the lags in this area. Artificial intelligence will provide us with new possibilities. If we use it correctly, it is an opportunity for us, and if our competitors can use it, it is a threat for us, and we must use this issue wisely.

The Minister of Culture also talked about the use of artificial intelligence in the film industry and filmmaking, in response to what program the Ministry of Education has put on the agenda in this regard. He said: One of the outcomes of this conference is to provide an operational solution for this purpose. Today, we are faced with the entry of this technology into the field of movies and serials, and important events are taking place, and we formed this core of studies in the cinema organization, and the deputy of new technologies is working on it. to respond to this new technology; Not that this technology will impose requirements on us that will increase our lags and distance.

Minister of Culture in response to whether artificial intelligence is included in the seventh development plan? He said: In the 7th plan in the field of culture, art and media, we put these points and the government has brought a very good clause and ruling that according to the new requirements in the field of culture and media, the reconstruction of culture structures in the first year after the announcement of the plan take it to the Islamic Council; That is, we made this prediction that all cultural, artistic and media fields according to the new requirements and the need for reorganization, the government has given its ruling to the Ministry of Culture, which can close its proposed plan with the cooperation of related institutions. In this project, which was started by our colleagues, an important part of it is dedicated to the requirements of new technologies.

In response to another question about the explanation of the hijab regulations in cinema and television, he clarified: There is no special hijab regulation, but there is a regulation for monitoring the issuance of licenses and screening licenses, which is foreseen in it. Hijab is a legal issue in the country. We will definitely not allow any film or program to be made by violating the laws of the country. The cinema organization has informed all the production companies and producers that people who broke the law, they are not allowed to perform artistic programs.

Regarding the handing over of home network licenses to Sedavsima, the Minister of Education said: We divided the work with Sedavsima in monitoring and regulation. More than 90% of the activities that are carried out today in the home theater space must be licensed by the Ministry of Culture. The first paragraph of this division of work specifies that all the licenses that the Ministry of Culture has been carrying out in the field of universal audio and video are still the responsibility of this Ministry. Two categories have been removed from it, which is the section of TV series and programs. In the serials department, two representatives from the Ministry of Guidance are present in the Licensing and Production Permit Council, who are promoting the work.

On Monday, on the sidelines of the “Artificial Intelligence, Media and Content Production” conference, Mohammad Mahdi Esmaili noted that the speed of new technologies in the field of culture, art and media is very high. If you review the last three decades, we are facing almost this high speed, and today a major part of our traditional system in the field of culture, art and media has lost its efficiency due to this high speed for us today. We also have experiences. Today, we have a cultural system that has passed these experiences. Today’s experiences tell us that we have to enter with foresight in front of new phenomena.

The Minister of Culture emphasized: Today, a phenomenon like artificial intelligence imposes more of itself and its requirements on us in various fields, and we are constantly facing this issue. Now, our intellectual, academic and seminary fields are involved in this issue; Because this field (artificial intelligence) is a diverse field and has affected an important part of our cultural and social sphere; Therefore, we must find solutions for it; From the solutions of tolerance and coexistence in jurisprudential and ethical fields to management and regulatory fields. Whether our traditional regulation should change with the arrival of artificial intelligence.

He added: We desperately need to change our makeup with the introduction of new technology. In this regard, we announced in the presence of the participants in the artificial intelligence conference that we are considering a call in this field that the Office of Media Studies and Research will present this call and comprehensive preparation to support research work, research, articles and presentations. We have operational packages to deal with this new phenomenon.

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said: We are ready to provide financial support to all thinkers, students and researchers in this field. Give us their works and implementation plans. At the same time, we have emphasized that these meetings should be repeated with a clear time frame.

Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili pointed out: The first meeting is scheduled to be held in the first six months and the second meeting in the second half of the year, and all government departments must be present. It is not one-dimensional to proceed with the Ministry of Culture. I request my colleagues in the Supreme Council of Cyber ​​Space, the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution and the Ministry of Communications to cooperate with us. This is an important work in the field of cultural governance of the country, and God willing, we should not allow this technology to become a threat. We must turn it into an opportunity and use this opportunity to compensate for the lags in this area. Artificial intelligence will provide us with new possibilities. If we use it correctly, it is an opportunity for us, and if our competitors can use it, it is a threat for us, and we must use this issue wisely.

The Minister of Culture also talked about the use of artificial intelligence in the film industry and filmmaking, in response to what program the Ministry of Education has put on the agenda in this regard. He said: One of the outcomes of this conference is to provide an operational solution for this purpose. Today, we are faced with the entry of this technology into the field of movies and serials, and important events are taking place, and we formed this core of studies in the cinema organization, and the deputy of new technologies is working on it. to respond to this new technology; Not that this technology will impose requirements on us that will increase our lags and distance.

Minister of Culture in response to whether artificial intelligence is included in the seventh development plan? He said: In the 7th plan in the field of culture, art and media, we put these points and the government has brought a very good clause and ruling that according to the new requirements in the field of culture and media, the reconstruction of culture structures in the first year after the announcement of the plan take it to the Islamic Council; That is, we made this prediction that all cultural, artistic and media fields according to the new requirements and the need for reorganization, the government has given its ruling to the Ministry of Culture, which can close its proposed plan with the cooperation of related institutions. In this project, which was started by our colleagues, an important part of it is dedicated to the requirements of new technologies.

In response to another question about the explanation of the hijab regulations in cinema and television, he clarified: There is no special hijab regulation, but there is a regulation for monitoring the issuance of licenses and screening licenses, which is foreseen in it. Hijab is a legal issue in the country. We will definitely not allow any film or program to be made by violating the laws of the country. The cinema organization has informed all the production companies and producers that people who broke the law, they are not allowed to perform artistic programs.

Regarding the handing over of home network licenses to Sedavsima, the Minister of Education said: We divided the work with Sedavsima in monitoring and regulation. More than 90% of the activities that are carried out in the home theater today must be licensed by the Ministry of Culture. The first paragraph of this division of work specifies that all the licenses that the Ministry of Culture has been carrying out in the field of universal audio and video are still the responsibility of this Ministry. Two categories have been removed from it, which is the section of TV series and programs. In the serials department, two representatives from the Ministry of Guidance are present in the Licensing and Production Permit Council, who are promoting the work.