As AI rises, lawmakers try to catch up

Photo copyright AFP Ernesto Benavides. Article by Joseph Boyle with Julie Jammot in San Francisco. Digital Journal (via AFP)- December 7, 2022.

From “intelligent” vacuum cleaners and driverless cars to advanced techniques for diagnosing diseases, artificial intelligence has burrowed its way into every arena of modern life. Its promoters reckon it is revolutionizing human experience, but critics stress that the technology risks putting machines in charge of life-changing decisions. Regulators in Europe and North America are worried. The European Union is likely to pass legislation next year — the AI Act — aimed at reining in the age of the algorithm. […]

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