Caution Urged on AI Regulation
November 5, 2018
The former technology leader who is overseeing Europe’s efforts to define ethical principles that should underpin any future regulation of artificial intelligence favors a slow but steady approach, arguing for the need to “make sure that we do regulate when it’s the right time but we don’t do it prematurely when we would actually create impediments.” This aligns with ideas presented in Issues as two analysts warned against overly broad regulations on AI that would slow progress on beneficial applications and called for a high-level “cyber age commission” to nurture a nationwide public dialogue about where and when regulations would be warranted.