US pushes looser approach to AI regulation, while EU pushes new law

The US calls for the deregulation of AI at a G20 ministerial meeting, emphasising industry growth over regulatory constraints. The European Union and the United States continue to pull in opposite directions on artificial intelligence, with Washington urging other governments to loosen constraints at a recent Group of 20 ministerial meeting. On Tuesday, the US hosted a G20 “innovation” meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where it put forward arguments against AI-specific regulations. Michael Kratsios, a tech adviser to US President Donald Trump, called for countries to instead embrace the so-called Carolina Principles, which advocate for regulations that do not single out specific technologies. “Policymakers do not need to approach each innovation in isolation and should not treat every emerging technology as a first-of-its-kind policy problem,” Kratsios said. Such appeals are part of Trump’s overall approach to making the US “the world leader in artificial intelligence”.

Missing media or need the complete publisher report? Open Al Jazeera ↗