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Aug 19: AI Policy and Stakeholder Tracking Report
Driving The Day
Today is August 19, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) criticized California SB 1047, a proposal that would regulate the most advanced AI models and that passed out of a key committee in the California Assembly last week. OpenAI announced it shut down “accounts linked to an Iranian influence operation” that used ChatGPT to influence public opinion, including on election-related topics in the United States. Lastly, Politico highlighted a new group of hospitals and health technology experts working together to gather data and develop tools that mitigate bias caused by AI tools used in the healthcare industry.
In this issue:
Washington in Focus: Foreign Policy profiled Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and her role in reshaping national security policy for technological competition with China.
Around the Nation: Lawmakers, including Connecticut State Sen. James Maroney (D), share their experiences regulating AI.
Across the Pond: Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is urging the U.K. government to embrace AI as a tool for government inefficiency and economic growth.
Global Highlights: Hong Kong issues generative AI guidelines to banks to avoid bias against consumers.
Outside Views: A reporter asks whether AI will shrink disparities in schools or widen them.
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