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EU’s powerful AI Act is here. But is it too late?
AI Now Institute Executive Director Amba Kak spoke positively of the AI Act, telling PopSci it was a “crucial counterpoint in a year that has otherwise largely been a deluge of weak voluntary proposals.”
Popular Science
Dec 12, 2023
Global leaders commit to pre-deployment AI safety testing
AI Now Institute executive director Amba Kak, one of three civil society representatives at the summit table, praised pre-deployment testing commitments, but warned, "We are at risk of further entrenching the dominance of a handful of private actors over our economy and our social institutions."
Axios
Nov 3, 2023
OpenAI’s CEO Goes on a Diplomatic Charm Offensive
Most focus on fears about what AI could potentially do in the future but ignore the here and now, said Sarah Myers West, managing director of the AI Now Institute and a former senior advisor on AI to the Federal Trade Commission. She cited concerns about the “very real harms that are unfolding before us right now,” from the spread of misinformation to exacerbating inequality.
Foreign Policy
Jun 20, 2023
The EU is leading the way on AI laws. The US is still playing catch-up
“The companies that are leading the charge in the rapid development of [AI] systems are the same tech companies that have been called before Congress for antitrust violations, for violations of existing law or informational harms over the past decade,” said Sarah Myers West, the managing director of the AI Now Institute, a research organization studying the societal impacts of the technology.
The Guardian
Jun 13, 2023
The EU’s approach to regulating AI
The EU's approach to regulating AI Host Marco Werman speaks with Sarah Myers West, the managing director of the AI Now Institute, a policy research institute in New York, to find out about the EU’s approach and what it bodes for other countries considering similar regulations.
To listen to the interview, head here.
May 15, 2023
The Global Battle to Regulate AI is Just Beginning
The lobbying by Big Tech companies, including Alphabet and Microsoft, is something that lawmakers worldwide will need to be wary of, says Sarah Myers West, managing director of the AI Now Institute, another think tank. “I think we're seeing an emerging playbook for how they're trying to tilt the policy environment in their favor,” she says.
Wired
May 8, 2023
The Global Race to Regulate AI
“The national context in which the regulation is being deployed matters an awful lot,” said Myers West. “So to the extent that the [EU’s] AI Act is going to become a template for other countries to adopt, it’s also important to look at the constitutional protection, the rights, the democratic context of the nation employing the the laws, because particularly with this risk-based approach, it won’t necessarily port neatly into other kinds of jurisdictions.”
Foreign Policy
May 5, 2023
