Law professor Eric Goldman discusses how generative AI might be doomed due to regulatory obstacles. They explore parallels between internet and AI regulation, propose safe harbor approaches for AI creators, debate EU AI Act implications, and discuss societal perceptions. Emphasis on navigating regulatory challenges to avoid hindering innovation and competition in the AI industry.
Generative AI can enhance writing quality by suggesting improvements without replacing editors.
Regulatory environment and public reception may hinder the survival and growth of generative AI technology.
Deep dives
Generative AI as a Useful Tool in Writing
Using generative AI as a brainstorming tool can enhance the quality of writing by providing suggestions for improvement and stronger arguments, without replacing editors. Despite concerns about overhyping AI or its detrimental effects, leveraging generative AI can offer surprising benefits in refining writing skills.
Professor Eric Goldman's view that generative AI may struggle to survive stems from comparing public reception of the internet and AI. He highlights the essential role of regulatory environments in determining the fate of emerging technologies, predicting challenges for generative AI's growth due to current regulatory stances.
Historical Parallels: Internet Evolution vs. Generative AI Emergence
Analogizing the emergence of generative AI with the early stages of the internet reveals similarities in fundamentally altering daily activities and communication dynamics. However, differing regulatory attitudes pose a significant challenge to generative AI's progress, contrasting with the more favorable disposition towards the internet during its inception.
Partisan Politics Impact on AI Regulation
The increasingly partisan nature of politics intertwining with tech policy discussions poses challenges for AI regulation. The rapid transformation of tech policy into a partisan battlefield risks overshadowing thoughtful policy deliberations, potentially jeopardizing the formulation of effective and fair regulatory frameworks for AI.
There's no shortage of prognostication about the future of generative AI, including plenty of predictions that it won't actually be around forever for various reasons. A lot of these takes are a little too speculative or just not very interesting, but one that stands out comes from law professor and returning podcast guest Eric Goldman, who joins us this week to discuss his recent lecture and subsequent paper arguing that the regulatory environment won't allow generative AI to survive.
2024 Nies Lecture on Intellectual Property: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3tzZ_nH-AI
Research paper, "Generative AI Is Doomed": https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4802313
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