Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) cover image

Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

Sara Hooker - Why US AI Act Compute Thresholds Are Misguided

Jul 18, 2024
Sara Hooker, VP of Research at Cohere and a leading voice in AI efficiency, shares insights on AI governance and the pitfalls of using compute thresholds, like FLOPs, as risk metrics. She critiques current US and EU policies for oversimplifying AI capabilities and emphasizes the need for a holistic view that includes data diversity. Hooker also discusses her research on 'The AI Language Gap,' revealing the complexities of creating inclusive AI that serves multilingual populations, highlighting ethical concerns and the societal implications of underrepresentation in AI development.
01:05:41

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

  • Using compute thresholds like FLOPS for AI governance oversimplifies capabilities and risks.
  • Advocating for nuanced AI governance strategies beyond simple measures of computational power.

Deep dives

Sarah Hooker discusses multilingual AI challenges

Sarah Hooker, VP of research at Cohere for AI, explores the challenges of developing models that work across multiple languages. She highlights the limitations of existing approaches like RLHF, particularly for low-resource languages. Sarah's paper critiques using compute thresholds for AI governance, emphasizing that simple measures like FLOPS are insufficient for assessing AI capabilities and risks. She stresses the need for a nuanced approach that considers the relationship between compute, data, and model architectures.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode