In this week's edition: podcasts from Politico Tech and Center for Human Tech, California's new data broker deletion bill, AI discussion out of UNGA and automatic voter registration in Pennsylvania.
Spotlight on AI: What Would It Take For This to Go Well? | Center for Humane Technology
The Center for Humane Technology provides an update on their much-watched talk The AI Dilemma (if you haven’t yet seen it, it's well worth the watch). They discuss where we currently stand on AI safety & containment, dangers implicit in open source AI models, the evolution of AI capacities and how they're manifesting in the physical world.
AI Can Now Create Art and Write Books. Copyright Law is Trying to Keep Up | Politico Tech
Copyright questions pertaining to AI-generated content is playing out in the courts. The U.S. Copyright Office is currently soliciting comments on the topic; this interview with Office Director Shira Pertmutter illustrates how she and her team are thinking about the application of existing rules/regulations and the potential need for new ones.
California Passes First-in-the-Nation Data Broker Deletion Tool | Cyberscoop
If signed by Governor Newson, this CA bill would be the first in the U.S. to "create a one-stop-shop for residents to opt out of data broker collection." The data collected and sold by data brokers includes mental health data and GPS data – and, at present, has few consumer protections built in.
2023 Report on Implementation | Foundation for Defense of Democracies
The 2023 report on implementation of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s recommendations demonstrates significant federal progress towards securing our national cybersecurity.
Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in PA | PoliticsPA
Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro announced this week that PA will now be an automatic voter registration state – reaching the 1.7 million Pennsylvanians who are eligible, but not currently registered to vote.
UNGA high-level week featured a side event entitled "Artificial Intelligence for Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: Addressing Society’s Greatest Challenges" (video of the event viewable here), including remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Blinken. The upside: remarks during the UN's headliner event focused more on AI's potential to supercharge global development and vague on governance or risk mitigation.