Last week, the CEO of OpenAI attended a White House meeting dedicated to the regulation of AI. And according to Altman, White House representatives and OpenAI officials are “on the same page” in their vision.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is preparing to testify in the US Senate next week, in what will be his first experience testifying before Congress. On Monday, Sam Altman will join members of the House of Representatives for dinner, and on Tuesday he will testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law. During the hearing titled “Oversight of AI: Rules for Artificial Intelligence,” Altman will speak on what laws may be necessary to introduce to protect Americans. artificial intelligence The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is spreading rapidly, encompassing every industry.
Last week, the CEO of OpenAI attended a White House meeting dedicated to the regulation of AI. And according to Altman, White House representatives and OpenAI officials are “on the same page” in their vision.
Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, who heads the Senate Panel on Privacy and Technology, commented,
“Artificial intelligence urgently needs regulations and safeguards to address its enormous promise and pitfalls. This hearing begins our subcommittee’s work in overseeing and illuminating the advanced algorithms and powerful technology of AI. I thank our colleagues I look forward to working together as we explore sensible standards and principles to help us navigate this uncharted territory.
In addition to the CEO of OpenAI, among other experts who will testify before the Senate on Tuesday, we should mention Christina Montgomery, Chief Privacy and Trust Officer at IBM and Gary Marcus, Professor Emeritus at New York University.
The AI Boom and Regulatory Concerns
OpenAI is the company behind chatgpt, an AI-powered chatbot designed to mimic human conversation and provide engaging and informative responses to a wide range of questions. ChatGPT has generated a lot of buzz in the media and spurred new interest and investment in artificial intelligence. Notably, not only have investors attracted to the technology, but regulators have also raised concerns regarding the technology.
According to Sam Altman, being “the greatest technology ever developed by humanity”, artificial intelligence technology will reshape society as we know it. However, with the potential to vastly improve our lives, artificial intelligence comes with real dangers. The biggest include consumer privacy, biased programming, threats to humans, and unclear legal regulation.
“We have to be careful here. I think people should be happy that we’re a little scared of this,” said Sam Altman.
Furthermore, speaking on the technical model used by ChatGPT, Altman said:
“I am particularly concerned that these models could be used for mass disinformation. Now that they are getting better at writing computer code, [they] Can be used for offensive cyber attacks.”
To mitigate the risks associated with artificial intelligence, regulators and society need to engage with the technology.
So far, a few different AI regulation approaches have been implemented in different parts of the world. For example, in 2021, the European Union introduced the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), which proposes a risk-based approach to guide the use of AI in both the private and public sectors. It bans the use of AI in critical services that could threaten livelihoods or encourage destructive behavior but accepts AI in other sensitive areas subject to maximum safety and efficacy checks by regulators.
In contrast, the Canadian revised risk-based approach allows the use of AI even in critical areas, but developers must create a mitigation plan to reduce risk and increase transparency when using AI in high-risk systems.
In the US, there is no comprehensive regulation yet, but last year, 15 states and territories proposed or passed AI-related laws. New York City was the first city to introduce an AI law that aims to prevent AI bias in the employment process. Meanwhile, Colorado and Vermont established task force units to study AI applications at the state level.
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