Rishi Sunak: Guardrails needed to regulate growth of AI
1 year, 7 months ago

Rishi Sunak: Guardrails needed to regulate growth of AI

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Guardrails” are to be put in place to maximise the benefits of artificial intelligence while minimising the risks to society, Rishi Sunak has said. If it's used safely, if it's used securely, obviously there are benefits from artificial intelligence for growing our economy, for transforming our society, improving public services Rishi Sunak Earlier this month, Geoffrey Hinton, the man widely seen as the godfather of AI, warned some of the dangers of AI chatbots are “quite scary” as he quit his job at Google. “If it’s used safely, if it’s used securely, obviously there are benefits from artificial intelligence for growing our economy, for transforming our society, improving public services,” he said. The Government’s policy paper on the technology published less than two months ago was titled “A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation”.

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Don’t jump the gun: We may not need a new law to shield us from AI harms
2 weeks ago

Don’t jump the gun: We may not need a new law to shield us from AI harms

Live Mint  

In an earlier article in this column, I spoke of a lecture that Justice Easterbrook once delivered on the subject of property in cyberspace. Much of what is being written about AI and the harms it could cause point to the need for fresh regulation that writers feel will address the harms AI can cause. But do we really need …

The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control
3 weeks, 5 days ago

The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With artificial intelligence at a pivotal moment of development, the federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized AI safeguards to one more focused on eliminating red tape. He hasn’t specified what he would do in its place, but the platform of the Republican National Committee, which he recently reshaped, said AI development should be “rooted …

How to regulate AI without stifling innovation
1 month ago

How to regulate AI without stifling innovation

Live Mint  

The biggest challenge with artificial intelligence is that we don’t have enough yet. This may sound obvious, but many regulatory enthusiasts ignore the technology’s benefits out of an overabundance of caution and instead support delaying AI until it is proven absolutely safe. Cost-benefit analysis requires regulators to think not only about the risks of AI but also the risks from …

EU publishes first draft of regulatory guidance for AI Act covering transparency, copyright and risk assessment
1 month, 1 week ago

EU publishes first draft of regulatory guidance for AI Act covering transparency, copyright and risk assessment

Firstpost  

The EU’s AI Act, which officially went into effect on August 1, laid the foundation for these new guidelines. However, there were gaps left in regulating more complex AI systems At the heart of this draft are rules around transparency, copyright, risk assessment, and governance. File Image The European Union has released the first draft of its Code of Practice …

Balancing Innovation and Consumer Protection: A Framework for High-Risk AI in India
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Balancing Innovation and Consumer Protection: A Framework for High-Risk AI in India

Live Mint  

India's approach to regulating high-risk AI systems should be targeted and risk-based, prioritizing consumer protection while fostering innovation. The country should learn from the successes of other nations while considering local needs and challenges. The draft Digital India Act 2023 should be revised to address high-risk AI systems and ensure consumer protection. Existing legal frameworks should be leveraged, and the …

Opinion: California’s AI safety bill is under fire. Making it law is the best way to improve it
3 months ago

Opinion: California’s AI safety bill is under fire. Making it law is the best way to improve it

LA Times  

On Aug. 29, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 1047 — the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act — and sent it to Gov. Acknowledging the possible harm that could come from advanced AI, SB 1047 requires technology developers to integrate safeguards as they develop and deploy what the bill calls “covered models.” The California attorney …

India not yet ready for AI regulations says Experts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India not yet ready for AI regulations says Experts

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: On the second day of the Global AI Summit 2024 at HICC, experts from various fields discussed key aspects of Artificial Intelligence. Arghya Sengupta, Founder & Research Director of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, said that India is not yet ready for AI regulations and that small innovators and developers could be most affected and recommended adopting certain codes …

AI safety bill passes California Legislature
3 months, 3 weeks ago

AI safety bill passes California Legislature

LA Times  

A controversial bill that would require developers of advanced AI models to adopt safety measures is one step closer to becoming law. “This is a tough call and will make some people upset, but, all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB 1047 AI safety bill,” Musk wrote on X on Monday. “For over 20 years, I …

AI regulation is coming. Fortune 500 companies are bracing for impact.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

AI regulation is coming. Fortune 500 companies are bracing for impact.

Live Mint  

The state of artificial intelligence regulation in the U.S., or the lack of it, is a pressing matter for Fortune 500 companies as they launch AI projects. For Motorola Solutions, complying with existing and new AI and data usage laws may be “onerous and expensive," and inconsistencies in regulation from jurisdiction to jurisdiction could increase costs and liability, the communications …

California's big bold bill to regulate AI sparks debate, Musk comes forward to support but Google & Meta differ
3 months, 3 weeks ago

California's big bold bill to regulate AI sparks debate, Musk comes forward to support but Google & Meta differ

Hindustan Times  

Silicon Valley's epicentre California, has made the first bold move to regulate and rein in artificial intelligence with a new AI safety bill, SB 1047. All about the AI safety bill, SB 1047 passed California Senate is scheduled for a vote in the State Assembly by the end of this week This groundbreaking legislation aims to ensure that big AI …

Elon Musk backs California Bill to regulate AI: A step towards safer technology
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk backs California Bill to regulate AI: A step towards safer technology

India TV News  

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX came out to support a new California bill which aims at creating guardrails around artificial intelligence in the region. The news surfaced on Tuesday The California “SB 1047 AI safety bill” aims to prevent large AI models from being used to cause “critical harm” against humanity. In a post on X social media …

Editorial: Why California should lead on AI regulation
4 months ago

Editorial: Why California should lead on AI regulation

LA Times  

President Biden and California Gov. The release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022 was like the shot of a starter pistol, setting off a race among big tech companies to develop more and more powerful generative AI systems. It was in that environment that state Sen. Scott Wiener began talking to industry experts about developing legislation that would become Senate …

This controversial California AI bill was amended to quell Silicon Valley fears. Here’s what changed
4 months, 1 week ago

This controversial California AI bill was amended to quell Silicon Valley fears. Here’s what changed

LA Times  

A bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener is causing an uproar in the tech industry. Some tech players support the bill, including the Center for AI Safety and Geoffrey Hinton, who is considered a “godfather of AI.” Others, though, worry that it could damage a booming California industry. “We are aligned with the way describes the bill and the goals …

EU sets ball rolling on regulating AI
4 months, 1 week ago

EU sets ball rolling on regulating AI

China Daily  

While many of its clauses are still to be updated in light of the changing situation, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act as the first comprehensive regulation on AI sets a precedent for efforts to put the flourishing technology under control. By classifying AI models into four categories, namely those with unacceptable risk, high risk, limited risk and minimal risk, …

EU sets ball rolling on regulating AI
4 months, 1 week ago

EU sets ball rolling on regulating AI

China Daily  

While many of its clauses are still to be updated in light of the changing situation, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act as the first comprehensive regulation on AI sets a precedent for efforts to put the flourishing technology under control. By classifying AI models into four categories, namely those with unacceptable risk, high risk, limited risk and minimal risk, …

The European Union’s world-first artificial intelligence rules are officially taking effect
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The European Union’s world-first artificial intelligence rules are officially taking effect

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union’s world-first artificial intelligence law formally took effect on Thursday, marking the latest milestone in the bloc’s efforts to regulate the technology. Officials say the Artificial Intelligence Act will protect the “fundamental rights” of citizens in the 27-nation bloc while also encouraging investment and innovation in the booming AI industry. The AI Act covers any product …

New UK govt eager to regulate AI
5 months, 1 week ago

New UK govt eager to regulate AI

China Daily  

The United Kingdom's new Labour Party government is prioritizing the regulation of artificial intelligence, or AI, its leader, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has said. The promise, which was included in the party's printed election manifesto, said a Labour Party government would "ensure the safe development and use of AI models by introducing binding regulation on the handful of companies developing …

California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition
5 months, 3 weeks ago

California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers voted to advance legislation Tuesday that would require artificial intelligence companies to test their systems and add safety measures to prevent them from being potentially manipulated to wipe out the state’s electric grid or help build chemical weapons — scenarios that experts say could be possible in the future as technology evolves at warp speed. …

The EU AI Act: Implications and lessons for India
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The EU AI Act: Implications and lessons for India

Hindustan Times  

In March 2024, the European Parliament approved the EU AI Act, a pioneering piece of legislation designed to establish the world's first comprehensive regulatory framework for Artificial Intelligence. International companies operating within the EU or marketing AI technologies to EU consumers will need to comply with the Act's requirements, leading to significant operational changes, increased compliance costs, and potential restructuring …

California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes
6 months, 3 weeks ago

California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes

LA Times  

An OpenAI logo is shown Wednesday in Los Angeles. The Democratic governor has promoted California as an early adopter as well as regulator, saying the state could soon deploy generative AI tools to address highway congestion, make roads safer and provide tax guidance, even as his administration considers new rules against AI discrimination in hiring practices. Here’s a closer look …

Embracing AI could save Government £40 billion a year, experts say
7 months ago

Embracing AI could save Government £40 billion a year, experts say

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Using artificial intelligence could save the Government £200 billion of taxpayers’ …

Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
7 months, 1 week ago

Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing in a report released Wednesday that the U.S. needs to “harness the opportunities and address the risks” of the quickly developing technology. …

Massachusetts official warns AI systems subject to consumer protection, anti-bias laws
8 months, 1 week ago

Massachusetts official warns AI systems subject to consumer protection, anti-bias laws

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Developers, suppliers, and users of artificial intelligence must comply with existing state consumer protection, anti-discrimination, and data privacy laws, the Massachusetts attorney general cautioned Tuesday. The advisory is meant in part to emphasize that existing state consumer protection, anti-discrimination, and data security laws still apply to emerging technologies, including AI systems — despite the complexity of those systems …

Different approaches to AI regulation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Different approaches to AI regulation

The Hindu  

The Artificial Intelligence space has seen certain developments crucial to its regulation in recent years — the United Nations’s Resolution on Artificial Intelligence, the AI Act by the European Parliament, laws introduced on AI in the U.K. and China and the launch of the AI mission in India. It was recognised that unethical and improper use of AI systems would …

Hollywood has ‘helped to fan flames of fear about AI’, peers hear
9 months ago

Hollywood has ‘helped to fan flames of fear about AI’, peers hear

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If like me, you are from a certain generation, these …

Bid to create AI Authority amid pleas for swifter action from UK Government
9 months ago

Bid to create AI Authority amid pleas for swifter action from UK Government

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Britain risks “sliding …

Today’s Cache | EU’s AI Rules get lawmaker approval; OpenAI’s Sora to become available this year; U.S. moves closer towards TikTok ban
9 months, 1 week ago

Today’s Cache | EU’s AI Rules get lawmaker approval; OpenAI’s Sora to become available this year; U.S. moves closer towards TikTok ban

The Hindu  

EU’s AI Rules get lawmaker approval Five years after the European Union’s AI Act regulations were proposed, EU lawmakers have given their final approval to the bloc’s AI law, and voted in favour of it. OpenAI’s Sora to become available this year OpenAI’s text-to-video generator, Sora, is likely to be released to most users within a few months, according to …

IT Minister announces draft AI regulation framework to be released soon
10 months ago

IT Minister announces draft AI regulation framework to be released soon

India TV News  

The government on Tuesday said it is working on to unveil a draft regulatory framework for artificial intelligence by June-July this year, amid concerns over a rise in deepfakes and user harm associated with the new technology. While addressing a Nasscom event in New Delhi, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said the government is working on …

Davos 2024: Can – and should – leaders aim to regulate AI directly?
11 months ago

Davos 2024: Can – and should – leaders aim to regulate AI directly?

BBC  

Davos 2024: Can – and should – leaders aim to regulate AI directly? Getty Images Andrew Ng, founder of DeepLearning.AI, believes regulating the development of artificial intelligence could stifle innovation At this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, global leaders are asking whether to put guardrails in place for AI itself, or look to regulate its effects once the tech …

UK reputation as ‘sensible’ regulator will help it keep leadership role in AI
11 months, 1 week ago

UK reputation as ‘sensible’ regulator will help it keep leadership role in AI

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Joe White said the UK’s international reputation as “sensible” and “reasonable” had also helped the Government organise …

Europe, a laggard in AI, seizes the lead in its regulation
1 year ago

Europe, a laggard in AI, seizes the lead in its regulation

Hindustan Times  

TWO THINGS European lawmakers should get credit for our stamina and an extraordinary tolerance for bad food. Representatives of the EU Parliament, member governments and the European Commission, the bloc’s executive body, spent nearly 40 hours in a dark meeting room in Brussels until the wee hours of December 9th hashing out a deal on the AI Act, Europe’s ground-breaking …

European Union reaches agreement on landmark legislation to regulate AI
1 year ago

European Union reaches agreement on landmark legislation to regulate AI

Al Jazeera  

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hails AI Act as ‘global first’ that will safeguard rights of people and businesses. A unique legal framework for the development of AI you can trust,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said. I welcome today’s political agreement.” Efforts to pass the “AI Act”, which was first proposed by the EU’s executive arm in …

Europe reaches a deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules
1 year ago

Europe reaches a deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules

Associated Press  

LONDON — European Union negotiators clinched a deal Friday on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity. Negotiators from the European Parliament and the bloc’s 27 member countries overcame big differences on controversial points including generative …

Can Artificial Intelligence be regulated?
1 year ago

Can Artificial Intelligence be regulated?

Live Mint  

The year 2023 has seen increased global government scrutiny of AI technologies, spawning regulatory momentum. Take for example, G-7 countries’ statement on the Hiroshima AI process regarding adoption of a set of international Guiding Principles and Code of Conduct for organisations developing advanced AI Systems. While AI’s transformational potential is being acknowledged, there are legitimate questions that are being asked …

AI companies can be innovative and responsible: Markham Erickson, Google executive
1 year ago

AI companies can be innovative and responsible: Markham Erickson, Google executive

Hindustan Times  

Regulating artificial intelligence does not need to be a binary choice between self-regulation by companies and strict legal guardrails prescribed by governments, and AI companies can be innovative while behaving responsibly, a top Google executive said on Wednesday. In an interview with HT, Markham Erickson, vice president, government affairs and public policy at Google’s Centers for Excellence, shared the company’s …

US, Britain, other countries sign agreement to make AI bots 'secure by design'
1 year ago

US, Britain, other countries sign agreement to make AI bots 'secure by design'

Firstpost  

In a bid to push the idea of human-centric AI, the US, Britain Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Australia, Chile, Israel, Nigeria, and Singapore have signed an agreement to ensure that all developments in AI are made to ensure that it is ‘secure by design’ The United States, along with Britain and 18 other nations, has introduced what …

How are governments approaching AI regulation? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

How are governments approaching AI regulation? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

As we keep hearing everyday, artificial Intelligence is on the verge of fundamentally changing the way human beings live and work. There are also many fears about the dangers posed by AI – which range from mass disinformation and privacy risks, to extinction of the human race itself. Amid this debate over how to regulate AI so that we are …

Biden’s AI Order Is Government’s Bid for Dominance
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden’s AI Order Is Government’s Bid for Dominance

Live Mint  

President Biden rightly says the U.S. is in a technological arms race with China. The order Yet it isn’t clear that government has anything close to the expertise to understand AI, which is developing rapidly, much less the wisdom to know how to regulate its various applications. Federal agencies don’t have the capacity to oversee hundreds of thousands of AI …

AI safety: How close is global regulation of artificial intelligence really?
1 year, 1 month ago

AI safety: How close is global regulation of artificial intelligence really?

BBC  

AI safety: How close is global regulation of artificial intelligence really? Consensus has been agreed on the need for regulation: 28 countries including the US, UK and China, alongside the European Union, signed the Bletchley Declaration, a world-first global agreement at the UK's AI Safety Summit, saying as much. Mitchell says that much of the jostling to dictate global AI …

How best to regulate Artificial Intelligence
1 year, 1 month ago

How best to regulate Artificial Intelligence

Hindustan Times  

Artificial intelligence has exploded in capability in recent years, offering unprecedented advances in fields such as computer vision, language processing, robotics and more. In contrast, the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, takes a more prescriptive approach of classifying AI systems based on risk perceptions and imposing graded regulatory requirements accordingly. We propose a third approach based on CAS thinking with …

Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats

Associated Press  

BLETCHLEY PARK, England — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that achievements at the first international AI Safety Summit would “tip the balance in favor of humanity” in the race to contain the risks from rapid advances in cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Speaking after two days of talks at Bletchley Park, a former codebreaking spy base near London, Sunak said …

Spies to test new AI for national security threats, Rishi Sunak announces
1 year, 1 month ago

Spies to test new AI for national security threats, Rishi Sunak announces

The Telegraph  

New artificial intelligence technology is to be tested by spies to ensure it doesn’t threaten national security, Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday. The Prime Minister said the landmark step agreed with leading technology firms to vet the next generation of AI models before they’re released will help “tip the balance in favour of humanity”. Mr Sunak said the work to …

What to know about the UK’s AI Safety Summit
1 year, 1 month ago

What to know about the UK’s AI Safety Summit

Al Jazeera  

Meta, OpenAI and Google are some of the companies attending PM Rishi Sunak’s summit on the risks and misuses of artificial intelligence. The summit is led by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has called AI “the defining technology of our time”. The summit is centred around ‘frontier AI’, which is defined as “highly capable foundation models that could possess …

Cutting-edge AI raises fears about risks to humanity. Are tech and political leaders doing enough?
1 year, 1 month ago

Cutting-edge AI raises fears about risks to humanity. Are tech and political leaders doing enough?

Associated Press  

LONDON — Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as good as or arguably even better than humans do, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems. China, which along with the U.S. is one of the two world AI powers, has been invited to the summit, though Sunak couldn’t say …

Biden announces ‘strongest’ regulations yet to ensure safety of AI
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden announces ‘strongest’ regulations yet to ensure safety of AI

Al Jazeera  

Developers of powerful AI will have to share safety results and critical information with the US government. “In the wrong hands, AI can make it easier for hackers to exploit vulnerabilities in the software that makes our society run.” The executive order includes a provision that developers of the most powerful AI models must notify the government of their work …

Today’s Cache | Sundar Pichai’s trial appearance, FTX founder’s testimony in limbo, Sunak urges global AI safety consensus
1 year, 1 month ago

Today’s Cache | Sundar Pichai’s trial appearance, FTX founder’s testimony in limbo, Sunak urges global AI safety consensus

The Hindu  

Sundar Pichai’s trial appearance Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, will testify on Monday in the once-in-a generation antitrust fight over Google’s dominance of search and some parts of search advertising. FTX founder’s testimony in limbo Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run taking the stand at his New York criminal trial Thursday after a judge sent …

UK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks
1 year, 1 month ago

UK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks

Associated Press  

LONDON — As authorities around the world scramble to draw up guardrails for artificial intelligence, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned Thursday against moving too fast on regulating the rapidly developing technology before it’s fully understood. AI developers, who “don’t always fully understand what their models could become capable of,” should not be “marking their own homework,” Sunak said. “How …

UK to set up world’s 1st AI safety institute, Sunak says ahead of global summit
1 year, 1 month ago

UK to set up world’s 1st AI safety institute, Sunak says ahead of global summit

Live Mint  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said only governments could tackle the risks posed by AI, a technology he said could make it easier to build chemical or biological weapons, spread fear and, in a worse-case scenario, escape human control. Speaking ahead of a global gathering he has convened next week to examine the risks of the technology, Sunak said he …

Rishi Sunak warns of ‘new dangers’ from AI as robot tax mulled to protect jobs
1 year, 1 month ago

Rishi Sunak warns of ‘new dangers’ from AI as robot tax mulled to protect jobs

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak will on Thursday warn of the “new dangers” posed by AI as official documents suggest a robot tax might be needed to save jobs. In a speech laying the groundwork for his flagship AI summit next week, the Prime Minister will stress the need to be “honest” about the risks posed by the nascent technology. Under “key policy …

Britain aims for global leadership role with AI safety summit
1 year, 2 months ago

Britain aims for global leadership role with AI safety summit

The Hindu  

Britain will host the world's first global artificial intelligence safety summit next month, aiming to carve out a role following Brexit as an arbiter between the United States, China, and the European Union in a key tech sector. The November 1-2 summit will focus heavily on the existential threat some lawmakers, including Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, fear AI poses. …

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