SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden He convened a group of technology leaders on Tuesday to discuss the “risks and big promises” of artificial intelligence.
The Biden administration is exploring how to regulate the emerging field of AI, looking for ways to foster economic growth and national security potential and protect it from potential dangers.
“We’re going to see more technological change in the next decade than we’ve seen in the last 50 years,” Biden said at the start of a meeting with eight technology experts from academia and advocacy groups.
“AI is already driving that change,” Biden said.
AI chatbot ChatGPT suddenly appeared Tools such as spurred investment in this area. AI tools can create human-like text, music, images, and computer code. While this form of automation could make workers more productive, experts warn there are many risks.
The technology will be used for employee recruitment and can lead to layoffs. Already deployed in false images and videos, it is a vehicle for disinformation that can undermine democratic elections. Governments and the European Union He said he was determined to regulate AI and put the brakes on before it was too late.
Biden said social media has already demonstrated the harm technology can do “if the proper safeguards are not put in place.”
In May, the Biden administration gathered tech CEOs at the White House The Democratic president said, “What you are doing has great potential and great danger,” and discusses these issues.
The White House said the office of Chief of Staff Jeff Zientz is developing a set of actions the federal government can take on AI over the next few weeks. In addition to the day-to-day work of federal agencies, government officials meet two to three times each week on this issue. The administration is seeking private sector involvement to address potential risks posed by AI.
Biden will meet with Tristan Harris, executive director of the Human Technology Center, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco on Tuesday. Jim Steyer, CEO, Common Sense Media. Algorithmic Justice League founder Joy Boorumwin.
Biden is also visiting the San Francisco area to raise funds For this 2024 re-election campaign. After holding two fundraising events on Monday, he plans to hold two fundraising events on Tuesday. One of Biden’s fundraiser Mondays was hosted by Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s chief technology officer and executive vice president of AI.
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San Francisco-based Associated Press reporter Barbara Ortutei contributed to the report.
