On Wednesday, tech executives including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pejay and Sam Altman held a meeting with US lawmakers to discuss artificial intelligence and how to regulate it.
American lawmakers are looking for ways to reduce the risks of this technology. Artificial intelligence has attracted the attention of many people during the past months, not only have many users started using it, but companies have also made investments in this field.
According to Reuters, in this meeting, which was held with the presence of 60 senators, an agreement was reached that requires artificial intelligence to be regulated by the government.
Along with these people, Elon Musk suggested the use of regulators for more certainty and correct use of artificial intelligence.
“It’s important for us to have an arbiter, a regulator who has to make sure that what the companies are doing in this field is safe and in the interest of all people,” he says.
Elon Musk says, this meeting was a service to humanity and may be recorded as a very important meeting in history in the future. He also mentioned that in this meeting he likened artificial intelligence to a double-edged sword.
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, was also present at this meeting and spoke in this regard:
“We are facing an emerging technology. There are many valuable things that the government is responsible for balancing. These standards should be set by American companies; Because they can cooperate with the government to shape these standards.”
US Senator Chuck Schumer says that despite the meeting, there is still a long way to go:
“Today we addressed one of the most important issues of the next generation, which was a great start. However, there is still a long way to go.”
One of the reasons for holding a meeting on the safety of artificial intelligence is the upcoming US election. In fact, the American legislators want to protect the infrastructure against attacks. For this reason, Schumer has announced that these laws should be enacted before the start of the 2024 American elections.
