TechTank
Tech Outlook for 2024
Dec 4, 2023
In this episode, the hosts discuss the tech outlook for 2024. They cover topics such as AI regulation, misinformation in elections, watermarking as a solution, addressing bias, safety, and transparency in technology, ensuring transparency in AI systems, and competition policy in the tech industry.
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- The need for definitional harmonization and addressing major concerns in regulating AI systems, including copyright, transparency, and explainability.
- The significance of state and local governments taking action to regulate technologies, which may conflict with federal efforts, emphasizing the need for Congress to act and establish national standards.
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The Challenge of Regulating AI and Copyright
During the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's hearing on AI, the age-old question of generative AI and copyright, as well as transparency and explainability, was discussed. The conversation highlighted the struggle to regulate different aspects of AI systems, particularly in defining appropriate inputs and outputs. There was a debate on whether existing regulations are agile enough or if new regulations need to be created. The need for definitional harmonization and addressing major concerns were emphasized, with discussions on the fair use doctrine and civil rights protections.
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