Posted 4/15/2024, 5:04:00 PM
AI Expert Calls for Government Regulation of AI Technology to Manage Societal Risks
- AI researcher says regulating AI should not be the tech industry's responsibility, just as solving climate change shouldn't fall to oil companies
- Instead, governments should establish guardrails and regulations to manage AI's societal impact
- AI is currently unreliable and lacks human-level capability, so tech companies should not overstate what it can do
- Prominent AI leaders like OpenAI's Sam Altman agree regulation is essential for testing, licensing advanced AI
- The US and UK recently signed an agreement to collaborate on AI safety testing and guidance, showing governments are taking steps to regulate AI