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AI Bellwethers in the US and EU
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Hello all, and happy Thursday!
With all the buzz about AI, including the EU’s proposed AI Act and President Biden’s recent executive order, I can’t help but recall a similar environment surrounding data privacy at the launch of the GDPR.
To an extent, governments were a bit behind the eight ball on data privacy—it took scandals, significant societal impact, and public outcry before truly effective data privacy regulation came about in the form of the GDPR. It seems like governments have learned from the experience and are attempting to get ahead of the curve when it comes to AI.
I know everybody is tired of hearing about it, but AI truly does have the potential to radically change our society, just as the proliferation of personal data processing has. And although it’s certainly smart of governments to be proactive in regulating AI before it potentially wreaks havoc, I think there’s also an element of uncertainty here.
With the GDPR and other data privacy laws, we had the benefit of seeing exactly how wanton personal data processing had affected society. AI technology is still in its infancy—how can we know what effects it will have in the future as it matures, and therefore what form regulation should take? Looking at existing and proposed regulations can give us a clue as to what governments hope and fear for this nascent technology.
Best,
Arlo
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