The ‘World Cup’ of AI policy: will USA win?
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This week has been called the "World Cup" of AI policy, with President Biden's AI Executive Order coming just two days before Vice President Kamala Harris crosses the pond to attend the highly-anticipated UK AI Safety Summit; the same day the G7 introduced a voluntary AI code of conduct; and just as the final negotiations around the EU AI Act are in “touching distance” of the finish line. The question is, will Team USA win?
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After the White House released its long-awaited, 100+ page Executive Order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy” AI yesterday — and my inbox practically exploded with offers of post-game analysis — I asked Merve Hickok , president of the independent nonprofit Center for AI and Digital Policy , about its timing.
After all, the AI Executive Order came just two days before Vice President Kamala Harris crosses the pond to attend the highly-anticipated UK AI Safety Summit; the same day the G7 introduced a voluntary AI code of conduct; and just as the final negotiations around the EU AI Act are in “touching distance” of the finish line.
Hickok laughed and said that she and her colleagues have begun to call this week the “World Cup” of AI policy. “There are multiple big-ticket happenings this week, so if you’re involved in those ‘World Cup’ conversations, it’s keeping you busy.”
AI policy is no game, of course — but there is no doubt that there is stiff competition to show global leadership on AI regulation. The question is, will the USA win? And can it attract the talent equivalent of soccer/football superstars Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi to do it?
According to Hickok, the answer is yes — and, she added, “we should.” The US, she explained, needs “models based on human rights and democratic values.” That has always been the expectation from the US, she added, but pointed out that it has been lacking — something she said she called out in her congressional testimony.
“Therefore, it’s great to see us now making human rights and democratic values a guiding north star,” she said about Biden’s AI Executive Order “That’s what we need in global AI governance. This is not a national thing. AI does not sit within borders.”
US positioning itself as global AI policy leader
While not everyone might agree with Hickok’s point of view on US priorities for AI regulation, others told me that there is no doubt the US is clearly positioning itself to lead in global AI policy.
“Today’s Executive Order signals the?Biden?Administration’s determination to translate policy into practice now and to play a?leadership?role in?AI?governance?globally,” said Caitlin Fennessy , vice president and chief knowledge officer of the?International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Florian Douetteau , co-founder and CEO of AI unicorn?Dataiku, said in an email that while the EU leans towards stricter?AI?regulation, the?US?is striking a balance between innovation and responsible usage. “This approach not only ensures the safe and ethical development of?AI, but also positions the?US?as a?leader?in the?global?AI?arena, fostering innovation while safeguarding public interests,” he said.
And Aya Ibrahim , former senior advisor to the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, pointed out that “global leadership on?AI?begins with the?US?getting its own house in order first, and this executive order is a major step in that direction.”
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