"If everything is 'AI,' it stops lawmakers and their constituents from meaningfully engaging with what a given piece of regulation would actually do. This presents a problem..."
More from @kara-williams.bsky.social and me on how ~we~ need to be talking about AI
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
had some fun with @benwinters.bsky.social debunking common myths that the tech industry repeats ad nauseam to push back against any attempt to regulate AI
had a great time today talking state privacy and AI policy — and about how a federal ban on this work is a horribly irresponsible idea — with state advocacy friends
this is exactly what @kara-williams.bsky.social and i are trying to get at in this blog post from last week -- everything is AI = bad for people and policy, good for industry and advertising
some proposals and pleas:
consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
Back at it! 💪
By: Kara Williams (EPIC) and Ben Winters (CFA) Cross-posted on both websites These headlines likely conjure up a picture of some super-intelligent, all-powerful robot capable of solving society’...
The tech industry only ever has two positions on any proposed tech regulation:
(1) Don’t regulate us. It’s too early. Our tech is still developing.
(2) Don’t regulate us. It’s too late. Our tech is everywhere.