Driving The Day

Today is May 31, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: The U.S. Department of Justice and Stanford University co-hosted a workshop on competition in the AI industry where Assistant Attorney for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter argued AI developers should “adequately compensate creators for their works.” Politico reported that Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan “is trying to build a lobbying operation” that boosts AI startups and prevents regulations favoring large players in the industry. Lastly, a study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate tested multiple voice cloning AI services and found that many willingly generated audio made to sound like real politicians.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Google, Meta, and Microsoft were not invited to the DOJ’s competition workshop.

• Around the Nation: Policy experts discuss state AI legislation on a podcast published by the Center for Democracy and Technology.

• Across the Pond: Meta is alerting European users it will use their public posts to train AI models.

• Global Highlights: Saudi fund joins $400 million financing for China AI firm Zhipu. 

• Outside Views: Watch out for false claims of deepfakes, and actual deepfakes, this election year.

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