Kamala Harris can't be trusted with AI regulation. Rules for rapidly growing area of technology must be handled by a panel of experts, not the vice president.
The government is taking a “pro-innovation” approach.
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. It feels as though a switch has turned on in AI policy. For years, US legislators and American tech companies were reluctant to introduce—if not outright against—strict technology regulation. Now both have…
Ever since generative AI exploded into public consciousness with the launch of ChatGPT at the end of last year, calls to regulate the technology to stop it from causing undue harm have risen to fever pitch around the world. The stakes are high — just last week, technology leaders signed an open public letter saying that if government officials get it wrong, the consequence could be the extinction of the human race.To read this article in full, please click here
In theory, it was the ideal day for OpenAI to release a blog post titled Governance of Superintelligence. In practice, the post and its timing just proved how far the folks at the forefront of AI world are from regulating their technology, or understanding the proper context. The company behind one of the best-known AI image generators (Dall-E) and the best-known AI chatbot (ChatGPT) published the post because it wants to be seen as a group of sober adults, taking both the promise and the threat...
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Food delivery by drone is just part of daily life in Shenzhen —Zeyi Yang In a buzzy urban area in Shenzhen, China, I watched as a drone descended onto a pickup kiosk to…
Tech Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more here. AI regulation is hot. Ever since the success of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT, the public’s attention has been grabbed by wonder and worry about what these powerful AI tools can do. Generative…
Growing sense that artificial intelligence is in accelerated development prompts government review looking to make ‘modern laws for modern technology’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is looking to regulate artificial intelligence applications, but which uses are concerning and what are the fears if it goes unregulated?On Thursday, the industry and science minister, Ed Husic, released a consultation paper on measures that can be...
A federal agency is pondering whether AI might someday be used to scrub federal regulations and propose changes, but some say AI will never be powerful enough to get it done.
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Longevity enthusiasts want to create their own independent state. They’re eyeing Rhode Island. —Jessica Hamzelou Earlier this month, I traveled to Montenegro for a gathering of longevity enthusiasts, people interested in extending human…
Proposed bill: Partial Amendment to the Motor Vehicle Management Act Proposed by Rep. Han Jun-ho (Democratic Party of Korea) ● Amid the series of recent car accidents involving suspected sudden unintended acceleration, car accident victims have found it difficult to prove the causality between a car defect and the accident, as highly specialized knowledge and access to core information held by the car manufacturer is required to establish such connections. This amendment aims to protect car...
Lawmakers from the EU and US have said they are drawing up a code of conduct for AI, as industry leaders and politicians across the world continue to debate the threat the technology could pose.Although both jurisdictions are currently working on formal legislation intended to regulate AI, it could take years for those rules to be finalized and implemented. By comparison, this proposed draft is expected within weeks and would bridge the gap until any legislation has been legally passed.To...