A Live Look at the Senate AI Hearing

Today’s post will be a little different. This past week,Sam Altman and others testified at a US Senate hearing on AI competitiveness. Here’s one summary of how Altman handled it: Altman repeatedly rejected specific calls for regulation. He said proposals requiring AI developers to vet their systems before rolling them out would be “disastrous” for the industry. Asked about more limited proposals to have the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) set AI standards, Altman replied, “I don't think we need it. It can be helpful.” Altman later advocated for “sensible regulation that does not slow us down.” So is the plan then to have AI developers not vet their systems before rolling them out? Is OpenAI not planning to vet their systems before rolling them out? This ‘sensible regulation that does not slow us down’ seems to translate to no regulation at all, as per usual. And that was indeed the theme of the Senate hearing, both from the Senators and from the witnesses. The Sen

Today’s post will be a little different. This past week,Sam Altman and others testified at a US Senate hearing on AI competitiveness. Here’s one summary of how Altman handled it: Altman repeatedly rejected specific calls for regulation. He said proposals requiring AI developers to vet their systems before rolling them out would be “disastrous” for the industry. Asked about more limited proposals to have the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) set AI standards, Altman replied, “I don't think we need it. It can be helpful.” Altman later advocated for “sensible regulation that d