The Lawfare Podcast Lawfare Daily: Sam Manning on Benefits Sharing in the Context of AI
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Dec 16, 2024 Sam Manning, a Senior Research Fellow at GovAI specializing in AI's economic impacts and equity solutions, shares insights on sharing AI's benefits globally. He discusses the urgent need for anticipatory governance to ensure fair access, drawing parallels to historical tech advancements. The conversation covers ethical and legal perspectives on data usage, exploring approaches like the Windfall Clause to address inequality. Manning emphasizes understanding labor market vulnerabilities as AI transforms various sectors.
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Motivation for AI Research
- Sam Manning's research is motivated by the stated goals of powerful AI actors like OpenAI.
- Their aim is to build AGI that surpasses human capability in most economically valuable work and benefits society.
Societally Beneficial AI
- OpenAI emphasizes making AI societally beneficial, correcting past technological inequities.
- This focus leads to exploring benefit-sharing options for broader distribution of AI advantages.
Sharing AI Resources
- One approach to AI benefit sharing involves distributing AI development resources like computing power, technical talent, and data.
- This aims to enable broader participation in AI development and adaptation to local needs.