During a recent event in San Francisco, US President Joe Biden underscored the urgency of mitigating potential hazards of artificial intelligence (AI) to national security and the economy. He pledged his administration’s dedication to protecting Americans’ rights, privacy, and safety while handling the challenges that AI presents.
For insights into AI, President Biden consulted with a group of civil society leaders, advocates, and tech critics. “We need to learn directly from the experts,” he expressed.
As the technology burgeons, with a surge in investment and user popularity, governments worldwide are contemplating strategies to tame potential threats. This artificial intelligence boom follows OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT, an advanced language model.
Among those President Biden consulted were Tristan Harris from the Center for Humane Technology, Joy Buolamwini of the Algorithmic Justice League, and Stanford University’s Professor Rob Reich.
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Global regulators are hustling to establish rules for generative AI, capable of creating text and images. The implications of this tech innovation have drawn comparisons with the internet’s impact.
Discussions about artificial intelligence are also ongoing with other world leaders. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to host an inaugural global summit on AI safety later this year, a topic expected to surface in Biden’s upcoming conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The EU lawmakers, recognizing the wide-ranging applications of AI, from automated factories to self-driving cars and chatbots, agreed on adjustments to the European Commission’s proposed AI rules, aspiring to establish a global standard.
The news is based on Malay Mail’s article.