AI Regulation

In this article: The White House’s voluntary AI commitments have brought better red-teaming practices and watermarks, but no meaningful transparency or accountability. Commitment Date: July 21, 2023 Companies Involved: Amazon Anthropic Google Inflection Meta Microsoft OpenAI Commitment with the White House: Agreed to eight voluntary commitments for safe and trustworthy AI development. Key Commitments: Improve […]

In this article: California legislator Scott Wiener on why the home of the AI industry is the right place to regulate it. Bill Name: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models (SB 1047) Key Requirements: Safety Testing: Companies training frontier AI models costing over $100 million must conduct safety testing. Shut-Off Mechanism: Companies […]

In this article: Kamala Harris: Roots: Born in Oakland, California. Connection to Tech Industry: Long-standing relationship with Silicon Valley. Career Path: Former San Francisco District Attorney. Former California Attorney General. Elected to the Senate in 2016. Significance: Potential Democratic presidential nominee with strong Bay Area ties.   What Kamala Harris has said about AI, tech […]

In this article: China’s Approach: Mandates pre-test for generative AI and large language models. Ensures AI meets governmental standards before public release. Should the US use this approach? Is China doing the right thing? Should America do the same? Or is China doing something that seemingly befits China, but perhaps is akin to a square […]

In this article: Decision: Meta will withhold its next multimodal AI model and future models from customers in the European Union. Reason: Lack of regulatory clarity from EU regulators. Significance: Sets up a potential showdown between Meta and EU regulators. Indicates a growing trend among U.S. tech giants to withhold products from European customers due […]

In this article: Federal: No new federal AI laws have been passed recently. State Initiatives: State legislators are independently creating AI regulations. Examples: Colorado’s Law: Scope: One of the most sweeping regulatory laws in the country. Focus: Mitigating consumer harm and discrimination by AI systems. Governor’s Stance: Gov. Jared Polis hopes for continued discussions on […]

In this article: Notes from CPDP, LatAm Lucas Borges de Carvalho: Role: Advisor to ANPD (Brazil’s data protection authority). Statement: “Data Protection Authorities are already AI regulators.” Implication: Existing laws, especially data protection laws, are applicable to AI systems. Barbara Lazarotto: Affiliation: Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Statement: […]

In this article: The plan to “Make America First in AI” and roll back “burdensome regulations” would favor Silicon Valley investors, who are now flocking to support the former president. Objective: Launch a series of “Manhattan Projects” to develop military technology using AI. Regulation Review: Immediately review and potentially remove “unnecessary and burdensome regulations.” Policy […]

In this article: Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick has indicated he favors a hands-off approach to A.I. but also wants to increase scrutiny of the biggest tech firms in the field. AI Regulation: Senator J.D. Vance is a strong skeptic of regulating artificial intelligence. Big Tech: Advocates for reining in Big Tech companies, which he believes […]