Driving The Day

Today is October 9, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, the Deputy Secretary of Energy argued his agency could play an important role in promoting AI use cases that would not otherwise align with the “profit motive” of the AI industry. Meanwhile, the Department of Health and Human Services is working on a new strategic plan for the agency’s use of AI that it plans to complete by January. Lastly, the Carnegie Endowment published an article discussing the lessons AI safety proponents can learn from California’s debate over SB 1047, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recently vetoed.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks information on AI governance framework.

• Around the Nation: Kentucky secretary of state urges lawmakers to protect election officials from AI impersonations.

• Across the Pond: OpenAI boosts European lobbying with Brussels, Paris offices.

• Global Highlights: The East Asia Forum published an article asking what the commercial reach of Chinese technology companies might mean for global AI governance.

• Outside Views: AI expert who now warns about the risks of AI has just won a Nobel Prize for his research in machine learning.

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