Driving The Day

Today is May 9, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, the Justice Department announced it will host a workshop with AI stakeholders to discuss AI sector competition on May 30, 2024. Meanwhile, Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX) introduced a bill that would prevent “foreign adversaries from exploiting” U.S. companies’ AI technologies, even as the Biden Administration takes its own steps to restrict Chinese companies’ access to U.S. firms’ AI models. Colorado became the first state to pass wide-ranging AI legislation, passing a bill to protect consumers from algorithmic discrimination and other AI-related harms by the private sector. Across the pond, the U.K. government launched its AI Airlock platform, a “regulatory sandbox” to facilitate the testing of AI-powered medical devices. Finally, the United Arab Emirates is seeking to move away from Chinese influence and partner with the U.S. on AI “to become a producer of advanced semiconductors.”

In this issue:

Washington in Focus: The TSA is exploring additional use of AI systems to increase the accuracy of luggage screenings. 

Around the Nation: Multiple state governments, including in Alaska, Vermont, and Washington, are progressing from showing interest in generative AI to implementing AI projects. 

Across the Pond: Two weeks away from co-hosting the world’s second AI safety summit, the U.K. is inching closer to passing AI legislation, potentially shifting its “light touch” approach.

Global Highlights: China’s largest chipmaker saw its revenue rise nearly 20 percent during the first quarter of 2024 as its customers across the world “rebuilt their inventories.”

Outside Views: University of Pennsylvania business professors are skeptical of warnings that AI will be a “job killer.”

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