Musk said there was a need for a regulator to ensure the
safe use of AI."It's important for us to have a referee," Musk told
reporters, comparing it to sports. The billionaire, who also owns the social
media platform X, added that a regulator would "ensure that companies take
actions that are safe and in the interest of the general public."
Musk said the meeting was a "service to humanity"
and said it "may go down in history as very important to the future of
civilization." Musk confirmed he had called AI "a double-edged
sword" during the forum.
Zuckerberg said Congress "should engage with AI to
support innovation and safeguards. This is an emerging technology, there are
important equities to balance here, and the government is ultimately
responsible for that." He added it was "better that the standard is
set by American companies that can work with our government to shape these
models on important issues."
More than 60 senators took part. Lawmakers said there was
universal agreement about the need for government regulation of AI. "We
are beginning to really deal with one of the most significant issues facing the
next generation and we got a great start on it today," Democratic Senate
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who organized the forum, told reporters after
the meetings. "We have a long way to go."
Republican Senator Todd Young, a co-host of the forum, said
he believes the Senate is "getting to the point where I think committees
of jurisdiction will be ready to begin their process of considering
legislation." But Republican Senator Mike Rounds cautioned it would take
time for Congress to act. "Are we ready to go out and write legislation?
Absolutely not," Rounds said. "We're not there."
Lawmakers want safeguards against potentially dangerous deep
fakes such as bogus videos, election interference, and attacks on critical
infrastructure. Other attendees included Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Microsoft CEO
Satya Nadella, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, and
AFL-CIO labor federation President Liz Shuler.
Schumer emphasized the need for regulation ahead of the 2024
US general election, particularly around deep fakes. "A lot of things that
have to be done, but that one has a quicker timetable maybe than some of the
others," he said.
In March, Musk and a group of AI experts and executives
called for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's
GPT-4, citing potential risks to society. Regulators globally have been
scrambling to draw up rules governing the use of generative AI, which can
create text and generate images whose artificial origins are virtually
undetectable.
On Tuesday, Adobe, IBM, Nvidia, and five other companies
said they had signed President Joe Biden's voluntary AI commitments requiring
steps such as watermarking AI-generated content. The commitments, announced in
July, are aimed at ensuring AI's power is not used for destructive purposes.
Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft signed on in July. The White House has also been
working on an AI executive order. ©
Reuters
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