With its ability to analyse vast datasets, recognise patterns, make decisions, and adapt to new information, AI is transforming industries, from healthcare and finance to transportation and entertainment.
Tech experts including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton and CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI Sam Altman have previously sounded alarms over AI’s ability to wipe out humanity, urging governments to introduce regulations to operate the technology.
However, rapid advances in AI such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree on laws governing the use of the technology.
The White House is expected to unveil on October 30 a long-awaited AI executive order, which would require “advanced AI models to undergo assessments before they can be used by federal workers”, the Washington Post reported.
The US Congress in September held hearings on AI and an AI forum featuring Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Musk.
More than 60 senators took part in the talks, during which Musk called for a US “referee” for AI. Lawmakers said there was universal agreement about the need for government regulation of the technology.
On September 12, the White House said Adobe, IBM, Nvidia and five other firms had signed President Joe Biden’s voluntary commitments governing AI, which require steps such as watermarking AI-generated content.
A Washington DC district judge ruled in August that a work of art created by AI without any human input cannot be copyrighted under US law.
The US Federal Trade Commission opened in July an investigation into OpenAI on claims that it has run afoul of consumer protection laws.
