Driving The Day

Today is April 10, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: BSA, a leading advocate for the global tech industry, published a set of wide-ranging AI policy recommendations. In Europe, Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s chief competition regulator, compared the global changes caused by the emergence of AI to the disruption caused by the arrival of nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, the EU’s internal data privacy watchdog warns that “key planks of the bloc’s data protection and privacy regime are under attack from industry lobbyists.”

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Industry warns CFTC against rushing to regulate AI for trading.

• Around the Nation: Election workers are drowning in records requests, and Wired argues AI chatbots could make it worse.

• Across the Pond: MPs warn over lack of AI rules for UK’s creative industries.

• Global Highlights: China’s AI-driven election meddling in Taiwan could point to 2024 risks in US.

• Outside Views: Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler argues AI makes the fight for net neutrality even more important.

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