In October 2024, at Mihrabat Park, as part of the AI Policies Association (AIPA)‘s Tomorrow Talks 75 event, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joined a panel moderated by Emre Balduk — alongside Ece ILDIR, Alican Elkorek, and Taner Dursun — to discuss the AI–blockchain relationship.
The central thesis of the session was clear: the ethical dilemmas of AI and Turkey’s crypto-asset legislation are two frames that must be addressed at the same policy table; from data ownership to algorithmic decision transparency, from public perception to widely held misconceptions, the intersection is broad.
Turkey’s crypto-asset legislation
The crypto-asset regulation coming into force in Turkey directly affects the design of AI-driven products — token classification, CASP obligations, and the capacity of AI agents to transact on-chain were focal points of the session.
Ethical dilemmas and case examples
Unauthorized learning, deepfake generation, the collision of on-chain anonymity with AI-generated output, and major case examples worldwide were unpacked under the heading of widely held misconceptions in the industry.
Public perception
How the public views AI and blockchain, the topics expected to enter Turkey’s regulatory agenda soon, and how the industry can build a shared vocabulary with regulators formed the policy-side wrapping of the session.
Highlights from this session
- Regulation: Turkey’s crypto framework and its effect on AI products
- Ethics: Unauthorized learning, deepfakes, anonymity vs. AI output
- Policy: Public perception and a shared vocabulary with regulators
You can read Mümtaz’s pre-event post at this link and his post-event reflection at this link.
