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May 24, 2024
Who Should Be Responsible for Election Content Authentication?
As forthcoming elections loom large, the question of artificial intelligence (AI) generated deepfakes disseminating misleading messages purportedly from or about political candidates has become pressing. As illustrated in a recently published academic study on the use of election deepfakes in eleven countries in 2023, it’s an international challenge of Herculean proportions that has the potential to threaten democracies across the…
May 22, 2024
Charting a Bipartisan Course: The Senate’s Roadmap for AI Policy
The Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group, comprising Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Todd Young (R-IN), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) have released their long-anticipated Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence Policy based on nine forums held throughout 2023, involving 150 experts from across the AI ecosystem. The roadmap covers a wide range of topics,…
May 21, 2024
What’s Next for the Affordable Connectivity Program?
This month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began formally winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), thus ending a subsidy program that supported 23 million households in paying for internet service. Although a bipartisan push to extend the program failed when the funding wasn’t attached to the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, there’s still…
May 20, 2024
Australia Rules Social Media, OK?
A recent Australian court battle between the country’s eSafety commissioner (overseeing Australia’s self-professed “world leading” Online Safety Act) and Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) reveals issues about internet content and free speech. Should the laws, interpretations and enforcement of one country’s view of “internet safety” be able to trump platforms’ content management decisions to allow the content to be seen in other parts…
May 17, 2024
Regulating AI: My Long-Read Q&A with Bronwyn Howell
When it comes to deploying a new technology, there are no guarantees. While developers and policymakers do their best to minimize risk, innovation always requires a leap of faith. The policy debate around artificial intelligence seems to be a guessing game on all sides. Today, I talk with Bronwyn Howell about how we should be thinking about…
May 17, 2024
Yet Another AI Copyright Suit Against OpenAI Underscores the Autonomy-Automaton Divide
Another month, another copyright infringement suit filed against OpenAI. In addition to previous litigation brought against artificial intelligence firms by the New York Times Company, an alliance of prominent authors, and a group of creative artists, eight newspapers filed a complaint in district court in New York late last month, alleging that OpenAI and Microsoft are infringing their copyrighted articles by…
May 16, 2024
US Digital Trade Policy Is in Limbo. . . and That’s Not Good
As some nations move to clog up the internet with cross-border data impediments and forced data localization, the US remains on the sidelines, crippled by the Biden administration’s bow to the anti-global, anti-trade wing of the Democratic Party. A recent debate held by the Congressional Internet Caucus Academy illuminated the scope and depth of the US digital trade rules…
May 14, 2024
A New Proposed AI Regulation in California
California is the undisputed champion of state data regulation. In 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), making California the first state with a comprehensive data privacy law. CCPA has since been followed by the California Privacy Rights Act ballot measure in 2020, at least nine revisions to fix definitional problems…
May 14, 2024
Building Trust in AI: The Crucial Role of Education and Partnerships
Artificial Intelligence is transforming our world, revolutionizing industries, and reshaping our lives and work environments. As we navigate the complexities of the digital age, we must prioritize building trust in and educating the public on AI. This is where partnerships between industry leaders, academia, nonprofits, and community organizations can play a vital role. Establishing trust…
May 13, 2024
Innovating AI for a Global Market Is Hard to Do
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies pose risks to individuals and society. These vary from the mundane to the catastrophic. Will we be exposed to distasteful content on social media platforms? Will we be hit by out-of-control autonomous vehicles? Will AI classification models discriminately deny access to essential goods and services? Will large language models decimate white-collar workers’ jobs? And the big one: Will…