

Can We Govern AI?
99 snips Apr 21, 2023
This podcast explores the need for regulations in the tech industry, particularly in relation to AI. It discusses the challenges of governing AI and emphasizes the importance of addressing potential harms caused by technology. The guest, Marietje Schaake, highlights the EU's AI Act as a potential model for regulation. They also discuss the need for regulations in social media, the role of 21st-century governance models, and the opportunities for new approaches in the AI industry.
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AI's Unique Regulatory Challenges
- AI regulation faces unique challenges with secret proprietary data and fluid, personalized products.
- These characteristics make it hard to pinpoint discrimination or rights violations in regulation attempts.
Complexity and Global Scope
- Regulation complexity is common across sectors but makes technology regulation no less feasible.
- The global nature of tech companies adds new vulnerability and fairness challenges for regulation.
The Complexity Gap Danger
- Regulatory oversight lags behind tech complexity, creating a "complexity gap" of risk accumulation.
- This gap threatens society's stability as governance fails to match tech advances in scale and speed.