The Biden administration has announced a new effort to address the risks associated with generative artificial intelligence (AI), which has been advancing rapidly and causing concern among industry experts. Vice President Kamala Harris and other administration officials are scheduled to meet with the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, the creator of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, and AI-startup Anthropic to discuss the responsibility these companies have in ensuring their AI products are safe and protect the privacy of US citizens. The White House stated that “we must place people and communities at the center by supporting responsible innovation that serves the public good, while protecting our society, security, and economy.”
This new effort builds on previous attempts by the Biden administration to promote responsible innovation, but to date, Congress has not advanced any laws that would regulate AI. In October, the administration unveiled a blueprint for a so-called “AI Bill of Rights” as well as an AI Risk Management Framework. More recently, it has pushed for a roadmap for standing up a National AI Research Resource. However, these measures do not have any legal teeth, and Avivah Litan, a vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner Research, believes that “US regulators need to step up their game and pace.”
In March, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans for rules around generative AI as ChatGPT surged in popularity. Schumer called for increased transparency and accountability involving AI technologies. The European Union has unveiled the AI Act, a proposed set of rules that would require makers of generative AI tools to publicize any copyrighted material used by the platforms to create content. China has led the world in rolling out several initiatives for AI governance, though most of those initiatives relate to citizen privacy and not necessarily safety.
Included in the White House initiatives is a plan for the National Science Foundation to spend $140 million on creating seven new research centers…
2023-05-14 00:00:03
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