August 10, 2023

Rules to keep AI in check: nations carve different paths for tech regulation

Last updated on September 14, 2023

Source: Nature, August 8, 2023
Rules to keep AI in check: nations carve different paths for tech regulation

Includes a quote by UW Law Professor Ryan Calo.

Excerpt:
“Regulation of AI is essential,” Sam Altman, chief executive of technology firm OpenAI, told US senators this May during a hearing on artificial intelligence (AI). Many tech experts and non-experts agree, and the clamour for legal guard rails around AI is rising. This year, the European Union is expected to pass its first broad AI laws after more than two years of debate. China already has AI regulations in place.

But in practice, people still dispute precisely what needs reining in, how risky AI is and what actually needs to be restricted. Even as California-based OpenAI and other firms have publicly called for more oversight, these companies have resisted some of the EU’s proposed controls and have advocated for international guidance bodies and voluntary commitments, rather than new laws. Meanwhile, the technology is a constantly moving target.

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