Driving The Day

Today is October 16, 2023, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: This week in Washington, the House Energy and Commerce Committee kicks off a series of hearings investigating the role of AI in the economy. Lawmakers in the New York Assembly introduced several AI-focused bills, including one that would establish an AI Bill of Rights. Meanwhile, the EU’s data privacy supervisor issued recommendations for improving the European Commission’s proposed AI liability rules.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: A leading free market advocate pushes back on SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s claim that AI will likely cause a financial crisis without swift regulation.

• Around the Nation: Georgia lawmakers to study promise, threats of artificial intelligence.

• Across the Pond: Frontier model risks will top U.K.'s November AI Safety Summit agenda.

• Global Highlights: Japan's AI draft guidelines ask for measures to address overreliance.

• Outside Views: A senior leader at a U.S. think tank argues against labeling AI a “surveillance technology.”

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