FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Kentucky lawmakers gained’t be again in session for six months, however one massive difficulty is already on their radar: synthetic intelligence.
“We need to be considerate and accountable about tackling it, but when we don’t, it’s arduous to place one thing again in a field. And so, I feel this activity pressure actually desires to have a look at what’s some good laws and good framework for authorities transferring ahead,” Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R-Lexington) instructed FOX 56 Information.
The Basic Meeting permitted the creation of a man-made intelligence activity pressure throughout this yr’s session, which Bledsoe co-chairs together with Rep. Josh Bray. The duty pressure held its first meeting on Tuesday. The dialogue spanned an summary of what AI is, the way it received so far, and an summary of steps different states are taking over the rising know-how. The top of the Nationwide Affiliation of State Chief Info Officers instructed lawmakers 40 states handed some type of AI laws this yr, principally creating activity forces like this one, however some have taken a step additional.
“They’re doing pilots, they’ve created check beds. They’re sandboxing or controlling that. They aren’t deploying it widespread within the government department due to the various considerations,” Doug Robinson instructed members of the duty pressure.
These considerations had been additionally shared by lawmakers weary of not solely AI’s capability for misinformation or fraud, but additionally what sort of vitality calls for might be wanted, who owns generated content material, how bias is managed, and what regulation might seem like between states, which is one thing the business itself is asking for.
“We want legislation and regulation to play its acceptable function to make sure that everybody within the market, that everybody within the ecosystem is abiding by sure primary security and safety requirements,” Ryan Harkins, Microsoft’s senior director of public coverage and US authorities affairs instructed lawmakers.
It can nonetheless be a while earlier than there’s a way of what Kentucky’s future AI laws will seem like, however lawmakers on this activity pressure are hoping this is a chance to get a head begin for when the session returns in 2025.