US lawmakers and CEOs alike say new rules are needed to prevent artificial intelligence from doing harm. So far, there are more wish lists than laws.
While there’s a very real question whether this is like closing the barn door after the robotic horses have fled, not only government types but also people who build AI systems are suggesting that some new laws might be helpful in stopping the technology from going bad. The idea is to keep the algorithms in the loyal-partner-to-humanity lane, with no access to the I-am-your-overlord lane.
The Boston Global Forum and the Global Alliance for Digital Governance are committed to contributing key concepts to the development of the Law of AI. Our aim is to formulate a framework that balances power dynamics and enables effective monitoring of totalitarian and dictatorial governments. In doing so, we can safeguard the values of freedom, democracy, and human rights in the age of AI, which we refer to as the Age of Global Enlightenment within the AI World Society. Furthermore, the BGF and GADG will provide a forum for dialogue between companies and governments such as the United States, Japan, India, and the European Union.
https://cacm.acm.org/news/273456-everyone-wants-to-regulate-ai-no-one-can-agree-how/fulltext
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-everyone-wants-to-regulate-ai/
Paul Nemitz speaks at the AIWS-G7 Summit Initiative, April 2019