America has adopted a ‘governance strategy’ that encompasses the whole industry somewhat than a robust government-led method for artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. That is in accordance with a recent corporate opinion letter, which is what Google insisted on.

Reuters reported on the twenty second (local time) that the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a generative AI open working group to develop a regulatory framework for AI.

Based on this, NIST will involve private and non-private experts in the shape of volunteers to form a working group. Specifically, NIST is a company focused on industrial promotion as a non-regulatory institution, so it will possibly be seen as adopting a governance plan in effect.

Previously, the Ministry of Commerce requested opinions on AI regulations against large language model (LLM) corporations equivalent to OpenAI and Google through its Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA). In response, OpenAI beneficial a robust government-led approach, including the ‘license system’, as CEO Sam Altman said on the Senate hearing.

Then again, Google announced that it supports a ‘Hub and Spoke’ method during which a central institution equivalent to NIST coordinates sectoral regulators, somewhat than establishing a robust single dedicated department.

As such, in the US, the federal government, the National Assembly, and the industry all appear to be accelerating the formation of a consensus on AI regulations. President Joe Biden recently had a series of discussions with experts in AI-specialized private organizations, and the US Senate Democratic Party representative also raised his voice the day before, calling for a bipartisan stance to hitch forces on AI regulation to arrange a bill inside the yr.

Reporter Lim Dae-jun ydj@aitimes.com