President Biden convened a group of artificial intelligence experts to consider the role of the federal government.
Professor of Information Science at the University of Washington will participate.
With all the warnings about the current future of AI and the concerns about information and misinformation, how should the federal government approach regulating AI without stifling innovation?
>> That’s a tough question.
On the one hand, the Biden administration recognizes the transformative power of artificial intelligence, is concerned that rival China is better at AI than us, and at the same time denies the fact that its introduction will have implications. is difficult. of this technology.
It’s like what you mentioned, privacy, misinformation.
Jeff: The European Union is on track to pass its first major law regulating artificial intelligence.
I’m going to give up on facial recognition.
Further disclosure will be required for programs that use artificial intelligence.
How is the EU moving so quickly, and could the EU model fit other countries?
>> Absolutely.
The European Parliament has passed an AI bill that tightly regulates some dangerous AI, bans what you don’t want to see, and touches down on others.
This experience shows that it is possible and prudent to set regulations on artificial intelligence.
Why are they ahead of us?
Not only is the culture different in the EU, but the process of thinking about technology is also different.
In the United States, we are more interested in ensuring that we gain the productivity, efficiency, innovation, and military superiority that things like AI bring, and we are even more interested in killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. but in Europe they are much more important. See more Be careful.
Jeff: How long do you think the process will take in this country?
It’s amazing that it took 50 years to control tobacco.
Social media regulation is still an open question.
Does this mean that companies will have to establish their own guardrails?
>> I hope not.
All we have now is the blueprint for this AI Bill of Rights, but it’s a very similar and similar blueprint to what the Obama administration worked on a few years ago.
Of course, what happens is that either Congress will need to get involved, or states will need to pass legislation.
Congress and states will be concerned about regulation, but companies shouldn’t be allowed to make these kinds of decisions.
As long as we let our minds decide, we will not fully address the various damages such as environment, job turnover, prejudice, privacy, misinformation, etc., and internalize the cost unless forced by the government. There is nothing to do.
Jeff: We have some time left, but putting risk assessment aside, can we talk about the promise of AI?
Generative artificial intelligence can do extraordinary original essays, compose music, and generate code.
What can you see on the horizon?
>> The fact that we have moved from discovering patterns with artificial intelligence to producing human-equivalent results in some situations is powerful.
My hope is that it will unlock productivity and creativity in art and music.
I also hope that it helps people with differences, people with different abilities to achieve some of their goals.
My son used artificial intelligence to make a birthday card.
He has a hard time reducing things to writing.
There are many possibilities there.
There is no denying it, but there are some real harms as well.
This is exactly the transformative technology of our time, the one that needs to transform our laws and legal systems.
Jeff: Thank you for joining us, professor of law and law at the University of Washington.
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