Efforts to Hamstring US States from Regulating AI are Counterproductive, Chief Scientist at Microsoft Says
Eric Horvitz, the chief scientist at tech firm Microsoft, warns that the proposed ban on American states imposing guardrails on AI are likely to impede artificial intelligence development instead of helping to advance the industry. The provision in question is contained in the budget proposal currently being considered by the U.S. Senate after the House of Congress passed it. Doctor Horvitz explains that this moratorium would make it harder for AI inventions to be translated into practical solutions. The guardrails that states can impose within their borders help to shape the practical applications of AI tools and without those guardrails,…