{"id":67753,"date":"2023-04-06T01:10:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T05:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=67753"},"modified":"2023-04-06T01:10:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T05:10:26","slug":"calls-to-regulate-ai-are-growing-louder-but-how-exactly-do-you-regulate-a-technology-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/calls-to-regulate-ai-are-growing-louder-but-how-exactly-do-you-regulate-a-technology-like-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls to regulate AI are growing louder. But how exactly do you regulate a technology like this?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Last week, artificial intelligence pioneers and experts urged major AI labs to immediately pause the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months.<\/p>\n

An\u00a0open letter<\/a>\u00a0penned by the\u00a0Future of Life Institute<\/a>\u00a0cautioned that AI systems with \u201chuman-competitive intelligence\u201d could become a major threat to humanity. Among the risks, the possibility of AI outsmarting humans, rendering us obsolete, and\u00a0taking control of civilisation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The letter emphasises the need to develop a comprehensive set of protocols to govern the development and deployment of AI. It states:
\nThese protocols should ensure that systems adhering to them are safe beyond a reasonable doubt. This does not mean a pause on AI development in general, merely a stepping back from the dangerous race to ever-larger unpredictable black-box models with emergent capabilities.<\/em><\/p>\n

Typically, the battle for regulation has pitted governments and large technology companies against one another. But the recent open letter \u2013 so far signed by more than 5,000 signatories including Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and OpenAI scientist Yonas Kassa \u2013 seems to suggest more parties are finally converging on one side.<\/p>\n

Could we really implement a streamlined, global framework for AI regulation? And if so, what would this look like?<\/p>\n

What regulation already exists?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In Australia, the government has established the\u00a0National AI Centre<\/a>\u00a0to help develop the nation\u2019s\u00a0AI and digital ecosystem<\/a>. Under this umbrella is the\u00a0Responsible AI Network<\/a>, which aims to drive responsible practise and provide leadership on laws and standards.<\/p>\n

However, there is currently no specific regulation on AI and algorithmic decision-making in place. The government has taken a light touch approach that widely embraces the concept of responsible AI, but stops short of setting parameters that will ensure it is achieved.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the US has adopted a\u00a0hands-off strategy<\/a>. Lawmakers have not shown any\u00a0urgency<\/a>\u00a0in attempts to regulate AI, and have relied on existing laws to regulate its use. The\u00a0US Chamber of Commerce<\/a>\u00a0recently called for AI regulation, to ensure it doesn\u2019t hurt growth or become a national security risk, but no action has been taken yet.<\/p>\n

Leading the way in AI regulation is the European Union, which is racing to create an\u00a0Artificial Intelligence Act<\/a>. This proposed law will assign three risk categories relating to AI:<\/p>\n