Driving The Day

Today is August 21, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: The Information published an article outlining some of the major stakeholders who have expressed their views on California’s SB 1047, a highly-contested bill that would regulate the most advanced AI models. In Europe, the chair of the EU Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee argued the committee should investigate the use of AI in the workplace. Lastly, a group of authors filed a lawsuit against AI developer Anthropic, accusing the company of using copyrighted books to train its models.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Experts argued the U.S. should not create a governance model from scratch for AI but should integrate AI governance into existing mandates.

• Around the Nation: Schools are buying AI software to detect guns, but some experts say it’s a mistake. 

• Across the Pond: Mark Zuckerberg and Daniel Ek discussed why Europe should embrace open-source AI.

• Global Highlights: China leans into using AI, even as the U.S. leads in developing it.

• Outside Views: Bloomberg suggests AI energy demands will underpin oil and gas industry messaging.

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