Driving The Day

Today is November 8, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: Two first term Trump Administration officials will handle tech policy for the incoming administration’s transition team, including one who was a co-author of former President Trump’s 2020 AI executive order. Across the pond, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change predicts AI adoption could result in a gradual increase of unemployment that is “ultimately offset as AI creates new demand for workers.” Lastly, a senior official with the Center for Humane Technology argued U.S. lawmakers must “make clear that tech companies have a clear duty to exercise reasonable care” when deploying AI technology.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: How Trump’s approach to regulating AI in health care could diverge from Biden’s.

• Around the Nation: California limits health plan use of AI in utilization management.

• Across the Pond: A representative of the European insurance and reinsurance industry wants the European Commission to withdraw its proposed Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive.

• Global Highlights: TSMC will stop producing advanced AI chips for China from Monday onwards.

• Outside Views: A health tech CEO discusses what he thinks is needed to ensure artificial intelligence can work safely in healthcare settings.

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