Driving The Day

Today is November 1, 2023, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: The Biden Administration is establishing an AI Safety Institute, one of several initiatives announced by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during day one of the U.K.’s AI Safety Summit. Chinese Vice Minister Wu Zhaohui also spoke at the summit, where he called for all countries to have “equal rights to develop and use AI.” Several nations at the summit signed the Bletchley Declaration, an agreement to cooperate on addressing the risks posed by advanced AI. Back in Washington, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is holding two AI forums today focused respectively on workforce issues and high-impact AI fields like health care and finance. 

Catch Up Fast: With day one of the U.K.’s AI Safety Summit complete, check out our analysis of what to expect from the summit as it heads into day two tomorrow. 

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Industry experts told a Senate subcommittee that AI regulation and worker training are key to reducing threats posed by AI.

• Around the Nation: The race to regulate AI: How California could go beyond Biden.

• Across the Pond: UK, US slated to announce AI safety partnership.

• Global Highlights: Chinese AI scientists call for stronger regulation ahead of landmark summit.

• Outside Views: A group representing the New York Times and 2,200 others published a white paper critical of LLMs’ use of copyrighted content.

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