On 1 October, President Edgars Rinkēvičs met at the Riga Castle with the Director of the Artificial Intelligence Centre (hereinafter – the Centre), Natālija Čerņecka. During the meeting, the President congratulated N. Čerņecka on her appointment. The parties discussed the Director’s vision regarding the Centre’s objectives and expected outcomes. “The Artificial Intelligence Centre must provide a tangible contribution in three areas. First, in matters of security by strengthening the ability to identify and prevent the use of deepfakes in the information space, particularly in the context of the upcoming Saeima elections. Second, the Centre should foster the development of artificial intelligence business ideas through the advantages of a…