There are rules for A.I. and OpenAI wants the congress to discuss them
Artificial Intelligence: Sen. Schumer, Sen. Kennedy, and the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
The importance of reining in rapidly grown technology, which can now generate realistic-sounding text and images, was stressed by lawmakers in both parties. Schumer is a democrat from New York and he stated that he is crafting legislation that would address risks that artificial intelligence poses while allowing innovation to flourish.
The New York Democrat is in the earliest stages of talking to members of his own party and Republicans to gauge their interest in getting behind a new proposed AI law.
Schumer said that their goal was to maximize the good that could come from artificial intelligence. “And there can be tremendous good, but minimize the bad that can come of it. … But to do it is more easier said than done.”
Monday night, a bipartisan group of House members will host a top industry figure for a joint dinner. There will be a Senate panel looking at new oversight of the technology.
The lawmakers were excited, but contrasted that with the questioning of CEOs like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg. They smiled and thanked him for testifying, but John Kennedy was the one who asked if he would be interested in working at a regulatory agency. The Senators were eager to see the benefits of artificial intelligence, rather than dwelling on past mistakes.
She and some industry experts say AI should instead be called “automated decision-making” to reflect the human decision-making — including values and biases — embedded in it.
The power of the artificial intelligence to influence elections is a concern for me. “We have to figure out what the threat level is and then what we can do about it.”
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., chairs the subpanel that will hold Tuesday’s hearing. Sam Altman, the CEO of Openai, will testify for the first time before a congressional panel.
Every work period, the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold at least one hearing on artificial intelligence.
Peters argues that Congress has already seen some progress passing legislation related to AI, including four bills that Peters wrote during the last Congress.
He said that they would continue to focus on it in Homeland Security. “We had a hearing last month. There’s another one coming up later this month.
Towards Regulation of Artificial Intelligence: Sen. Lieu, Sen. Ajunwa, and Senate Minority Leader Hawley
Lieu introduced a piece of federal legislation. He asked the bot how to write a resolution pushing for regulation of Artificial Intelligence.
“You have all sorts of harms in the future we don’t know about, and so I think Congress should step up and look at ways to regulate,” Lieu told reporters just before introducing the legislation.
Law professor Ajunwa, who recently wrote a book on the influence of tech and AI on the modern workplace called The Quantified Worker, worries about AI’s privacy issues. She says that technology’s impact on disadvantaged people is not being asked, as the focus remains on profits.
The European Union is already years ahead of the US in regulation, and Ajunwa says it’s a good time for the White House to take action.
Mr. Altman has been frank about the potential dangers of A.I. “It’d be crazy not to be a little bit afraid, and I empathize with people who are a lot afraid,” he said in March. “The current worries that I have are that there are going to be disinformation problems or economic shocks, or something else at a level far beyond anything we’re prepared for.” He’s expected to say in his testimony that “the regulation of A.I. is essential.”
Lawmakers have introduced bills to limit the use of artificial intelligence. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) put out a bill requiring new disclosures in political ads that use AI-generated content. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) put out companion legislation in the Senate ahead of the hearing.
“Having seen how agencies work in this government, they usually get captured by the interests that they’re supposed to regulate,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said, taking a line similar to his position on other tech companies. Why aren’t we able to let people sue you?
Regulators want to regulate the industry better. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Justice Department all issued a statement warning the companies that they had the authority to go after them if their products harm users.
Sam Altman: CEO, C.E.O. of Open AI and Founder of the Next Generation of Artificial Intelligence Efforts
It is also an acknowledgment that A.I. is growing by leaps and bounds and that Microsoft researchers recently published a paper asserting that its technology has shown signs of human reasoning.
The chair of the F.T.C. warned of potential anticompetitive practices by tech giants, as well as potential fraud enabled by new products.
The Biden administration said it supported legislation that would create new rules and government investment as Mr. Altman met with Vice President Harris.
As the C.E.O. of OpenAI, Sam Altman has become one of the most prominent evangelists for the next generation of artificial intelligence offerings. ChatGPT, his company’s most notable product, has captured the public’s imagination like no tech product has in years, inspiring hopes and fears about its transformative powers.
As Mr. Altman prepares to testify before a Senate judiciary subcommittee today, his first appearance before Congress, expect plenty of questions about how his company and its rivals are rushing to create a new generation of technologies — and how they should be regulated.
