Posted 4/5/2024, 5:00:27 PM
Concerns Raised Over California Bill Empowering AI Regulatory Division
- New California legislation risks empowering an unaccountable AI regulatory bureaucracy that could stunt innovation
- The proposed "Frontier Model Division" (FMD) would be funded by fees assessed on AI companies, risking regulatory capture
- Requiring companies to self-certify their AI models won't cause "major harms" is impractical and concerning
- Such certification would require constant user surveillance, which policymakers oppose
- Holding AI companies criminally liable for all potential misuses of their technology is like prosecuting Ford for bank robberies involving Mustangs