Announced are what the White House claims to be “the most significant actions ever taken by any government to advance the field of AI safety.”
President Biden has issued an executive order mandating that AI developers provide the US government with safety results.
It centers the worldwide conversation on AI governance around the United States.
But the UK government anticipated that by hosting a conference this week, it would be able to maintain this stance.
The two-day gathering gets underway at Bletchley Park on November 1. It was sparked by worries that the quick growth of AI systems would result in issues like the creation of more lethal bioweapons and incapacitating cyberattacks.
“Insufficient teeth”
The BBC was informed by IT entrepreneur and AI specialist Gary Marcus that the US announcement appeared to be more expansive.
“The basic standard set by Biden’s executive order is high. The executive order has some teeth, but perhaps not enough, as it is wide and targets both short- and long-term dangers,” he stated.
The UK summit seems to have considerably limited its focus, focusing mostly on long-term threats and seemingly ignoring the immediate problems. It’s uncertain how much of this strategy will yield observable results, and how much power it actually has.
According to observations made by Chatham House senior research associate Alex Krasodomski, the US presidential order suggests a self-perceived leading position in coming up with countermeasures. In the meantime, the deputy chief of staff for the White House, Bruce Reed, declared that when it comes to artificial intelligence safety, security, and trust, the United States has taken the strongest set of measures of any nation in the world.
There is still the unanswered question: Will Chancellor Sunak’s far-reaching summit actually save us from the possible nightmare that is artificial intelligence?
The actions consist of
establishing new safety and security guidelines for AI, such as mandating that AI companies notify the federal government of the findings of their safety tests
preserving customer privacy by developing standards that organizations can use to assess privacy-related AI methods
assisting in the creation of best practices on the proper use of AI in the legal system and preventing discriminatory AI algorithms
establishing a program to assess potentially hazardous AI-related healthcare procedures and developing materials for responsible use of AI tools by educators
collaborating with global partners to put AI standards into practice globally.
Additionally, the Biden administration is strengthening its personnel in AI. Employees with experience in artificial intelligence (AI) can now search for suitable federal job postings on AI.gov.
Does this make the UK gathering less credible?
Although the directive “doesn’t necessarily run in-line with the UK’s objectives and aims for the summit,” Mr. Krasodomski said it was “really important.”
“The executive order makes mention of the UK summit. However, the fact that it is addressed under the category of “advancing American leadership abroad” suggests that the US is well aware that, in addition to China, it is the major participant in this situation and that, more specifically, US businesses are the ones making the real progress,” the speaker stated.
Mr Krasodomski continued: “It’s difficult to put together a small, highly technical summit but I think clearly if this technology is going to have significant global impact there’s going to be there have to be a ton of other kinds of work and engagement with countries around the world” , he stated.
This week, the UK government’s AI Summit—dubbed a “world first”—will host US Vice President Kamala Harris and prominent figures from the country’s largest tech companies to talk about AI safety.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is hosting the meeting, which will center on the mounting concerns regarding the potential effects of so-called frontier AI. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will also
In the effort to reduce the hazards that come with this potent technology, the UK is committed to taking the lead globally.
However, China has already developed a variety of stringent AI regulations, the EU is currently working on establishing an AI legislation, and the US has just issued this directive.
Furthermore, as reported by the Reuters news agency, a code of conduct for businesses building powerful AI systems is allegedly being agreed upon by the industrialized Group of Seven (G7) countries.
With everything going on, it begs the question of just how much will be up for debate this week at Bletchley Park.