People reflected in a window of a hotel at the Davos Promenade with a slogan about AI alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
The roadmap’s release comes as the companies leading the charge with new innovations continue steaming ahead. Google and OpenAI both released new updates on their generative AI tools earlier this week with more advanced capabilities that have raised concerns from consumer safety advocates. “This roadmap to the future of AI sets the stage as we seek to harness its power to bring greater prosperity to the American people while also mitigating potential long-term risks,” said Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.
AI’s potential dangers to elections has been one of the most high-profile issues, with AI-generated advertisements, videos and pictures already making rounds online. There have also been concerns AI could help power a foreign adversary’s efforts to interfere with elections, which comes in a year where people around the world are preparing to cast a vote.imitating President Joe Biden’s voice telling people not to vote in New Hampshire’s primary election.
“We have to wait and see what bills and roles are proposed based off of a lot of this but a lot of it is indeed promising. There's a strong emphasis on R&D, there's a strong emphasis on regulatory clarity, for example, and making sure that our existing laws are clear so that we can ensure easy, confident adoption of these technologies. There was clearly a thoughtfulness that went into this,” Mittelsteadt said.