Driving The Day

Today is October 6, 2023, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, semiconductor manufacturers are warning the Biden Administration against further limiting the sale of advanced computer chips to China. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department advised EU officials that their draft AI Act would benefit the largest AI companies and hurt smaller companies. In the U.K., Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan hopes her country’s upcoming AI Summit will result in an early warning system that requires companies to quickly identify and prevent major AI threats. Also, the U.K.’s data privacy authority sent a preliminary enforcement notice to Snap over its AI chatbot potentially risking children’s data privacy.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Lawmakers want the Biden Administration to limit industry collaboration on an open-source, advanced computer chip used widely in China.

• Around the Nation: Law students in California are using generative AI to help them challenge cases of wrongful conviction.

• Across the Pond: UNESCO and Dutch regulators team up to help EU countries prepare to supervise AI under the pending AI Act.

• Global Highlights: Microsoft President Brad Smith discusses AI governance in Japan.

• Outside Views: Two former U.S. Senators argue the EU’s recent Digital Markets Act could undermine U.S. technological leadership.

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