Is Mona Lisa Happy? EU Would Ban AI That Could Answer This Question
As the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, technology critics keep finding new sources of concern and outrage. One of their latest targets is emotion...
View ArticleIn the Wake of Generative AI, Industry-Led Standards for Data Scraping Are a...
Shortly after the release of OpenAI’s popular generative AI system, ChatGPT, some website owners began complaining about AI companies scraping data—automatically gathering data from the public...
View ArticleA Global Declaration on Free and Open AI
To ensure that the Internet delivers positive change for billions of people around the world, the United States has championed the concept of a “free and open Internet.” Spearheaded by figures like...
View ArticleNo, AI Is Not a Surveillance Technology
At the TechCrunch Disrupt conference this year, Meredith Whittaker, president of the encrypted messaging app Signal and long-time critic of large tech companies, made headlines when she declared that...
View ArticleJumping on the Bletchley Declaration’s Existential AI Risk Bandwagon Hurts...
The UK’s AI Safety Summit brought together dozens of leaders in governments, industry, and civil society to consider how to best manage risks from recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI)....
View ArticleStatement to the U.S. Senate AI Insight Forum on “AI: Privacy and Liability”
Daniel Castro, Director of the Center for Data Innovation, participated in the AI Insight Forum, the bipartisan policy dialogue that Senator Schumer is leading to create a roadmap for Congressional...
View ArticlePolicymakers Should Use the SETI Model to Prepare for AI Doomsday Scenarios
Will technological advances create superintelligent artificial intelligence (AI)—also known as artificial general intelligence (AGI)—that threatens humanity’s existence? Many experts remain skeptical...
View ArticleRethinking Concerns About AI’s Energy Use
Concerns about the energy used by digital technologies are not new. Near the peak of the dot-com boom in the 1990s, a Forbes article lamented, “Somewhere in America, a lump of coal is burned every time...
View ArticleVirginia’s New AI Executive Order Is A Model For Other States To Build On
Virginia’s Governor Glenn Youngkin recently issued Executive Order 30, a five-part directive intended to boost the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within state government agencies, law enforcement,...
View ArticleHarnessing AI for Carbon Neutrality
As policymakers consider initiatives to address climate change, artificial intelligence (AI) presents a promising avenue for innovative solutions. Indeed, many sectors are using AI to reduce carbon...
View ArticleThe EU’s AI Act Creates Regulatory Complexity for Open-Source AI
After years of negotiations, EU policymakers have finally arrived at an agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), a new European law to regulate this emerging technology. One point of...
View ArticleChina’s Annual Parliamentary Meeting Shows National Commitment to Advancing AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) was a hot topic at the Two Sessions—the annual plenary sessions for the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),...
View ArticleU.S. Policymakers Should Reject “Kill Switches” For AI
Two recent reports from different think tanks have called for AI chip manufacturers to integrate new technical measures on their processors to strengthen U.S. export controls of these products. Not...
View ArticleWhat’s Next After the Two Sessions for AI in China
China’s major annual political convening showcased its goal of widely deploying AI throughout the economy in 2024. While the specific details remain forthcoming, a look at the proposals put forth...
View ArticleComments to NTIA on Dual Use Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models With...
In this submission, the Center for Data Innovation encourage U.S. policymakers to learn lessons from past debates about dual-use technologies, such as encryption, and refrain from imposing restrictions...
View ArticleTracking AI Incidents and Vulnerabilities
As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly advanced and widespread, it is clear policymakers want to ensure that there are mechanisms in place to understand and manage the risks. AI...
View ArticleLetter in Support of the Future of AI Innovation Act
The Center for Data Innovation sent a letter to the co-sponsors of the Future of AI Innovation Act expressing its support for the legislation. Dear Senators Cantwell, Young, Hickenlooper, and...
View ArticleCongress Should Pass the Bipartisan Future of AI Innovation Act
WASHINGTON—Ahead of the Senate Commerce Committee’s planned markup of the bipartisan Future of AI Innovation Act (S.4178), legislation that establishes voluntary standards and creates testbeds to spur...
View ArticleInsights on U.S. Public Opinion on AI
From trust and optimism to fear and skepticism, the attitudes and opinion of Americans about AI will likely shape not only the adoption of the technology, but also public support for policies to...
View ArticleComments to the Competition and Markets Authority Regarding the...
The Center for Data Innovation submitted comments to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s principal market competition regulator, on the Amazon-Anthropic partnership. These comments...
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