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OCT 23: Perspectives on AI Risks in Light of the UK's AI Safety Summit
The UK government is holding the first international AI Safety Summit November 1-2. UK officials stated that they had identified two types of AI risks: misuse (using AI to cause chaos or harm) and loss of control risks. Join the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub at GWU, TheBridge, and partners for this webinar on October 23rd for a discussion examining what the most important and immediate risks are, what risks should be the central concerns of policymakers, and what are the best regulatory policies to mitigate such risks. Webinar onMonday, October 23, 1-2pm ET/ 9-10am PT. Register here.
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CROSS TALK: where tech and politics intersect
The UK plans to announce an international advisory group on AI: Loosely modeled on the UN's IPCC.(Financial Times) EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war. (AP) Hamas turns to social media to get its message out: And spread fear. (Washington Post) Researchers say guardrails built around AI systems are not so sturdy. (New York Times) AI is giving the growing space industry a boost. (Axios)
OpenAI is launching wider availability of its latest text-to-image generator. (The Verge) Major music publishers sue Anthropic: Over AI-generated lyrics.(Variety) As AI-generated songs run rampant across the internet: YouTube looks to get in front of it by legally licensing out artist voices. (Gizmodo) Waymo’s new simulator helps researchers train more realistic agents. (TechCrunch)
Britain aims for global leadership role with AI safety summit. (Reuters) FBI: Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program. (AP) FCC moves toward restoring net neutrality rules: Igniting regulatory fight. (New York Times) New York AG accuses crypto firms of deceiving investors in $1 billion fraud. (CNN) House speaker race live updates: Jordan backs plan empowering McHenry. (USA Today)
How are you currently bridging the gap between innovation and regulation? In my job as Senior Tech and AI Policy Advisor to Senator Bill Cassidy I advise him on policy matters relevant to his committee assignments. He's the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions so those topics are of special interest to me.
Q. What can innovators learn from policymakers? The importance of regulations and compliance for technologies. The bureaucracy is a pain, but it's there to protect you.
How to make innovations relevant and beneficial to society. Otherwise, there will be a backlash against you which you won't be able to easily ignore, especially in this Internet and social media age.
Thinking long-term about the impact of innovations. Move fast and build, don't break things
How to communicate complex ideas simply and clearly. Cut the tech talk, explain it in simple terms.
Q. What can policymakers learn from innovators? How emerging technologies work and their capabilities. They can be used for good or evil, it's up to our representatives to fight for their citizens.
The rapid pace of technology development. With the advent of AI, the pace of tech development is exponential, not linear.
Adopting nimble and iterative approaches. Regulations can no longer be static, it needs to be elastic and adapt to the times.
Balancing innovation opportunities and risks.
