AI Race and Policy Debates Heat Up As ChatGPT Spurs Innovation and Concerns
• ChatGPT kicks off tech race among big companies like Microsoft, Google, Tesla, and Meta to develop AI chatbots and large language models
• Congress holds hearings and meetings with tech CEOs and experts to understand AI risks and benefits, but has not yet advanced regulatory framework
• Hollywood writers and actors unions secure first AI labor protections in contracts, setting possible precedent for other industries
• Rise of AI like deepfakes raises concerns about increased political misinformation ahead of 2024 elections
• AI shakes up education with bans then integration of tools like ChatGPT, while raising access equity questions