On the same day Israeli officials began discussing ways to regulate ChatGPT, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted the country would play a “huge role” in countering dangerous artificial intelligence. He is a prominent advocate for regulating artificial intelligence.
After talking to European lawmakers and national leaders about the possibilities and dangers of artificial intelligence last month, Altman will travel to Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, India, and South Korea this week.
He is currently in Israel, ranked among the top five nations for machine learning systems and artificial intelligence experts by Stanford University.
During a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Altman remarked, “I have been very heartened as I have been doing this trip around the world, getting to meet world leaders, in seeing the thoughtfulness, the focus, and the urgency on figuring out how we mitigate these very huge risks.”
I do not doubt that Israel will play a significant role in putting this technology to good use.
The fast expansion of generative A.I. since OpenAI, funded by Microsoft (MSFT.O), released ChatGPT last year has prompted governments worldwide to address security issues.
In contrast to the U.S., which is considering amending its current guidelines for A.I., the European Union is actively promoting its planned A.I. Act, which is expected to become law later this year.
British officials are keen to prevent any legislation that could stifle creative thought. According to Ziv Katzir, director of national A.I. strategy at the Israel Innovation Authority, Israel is “at the U.S. end of the spectrum,” along with Britain and, to a lesser extent, Canada.
To balance innovation and the protection of human rights and civic safeguards, “it has been working on this matter for the last 18 months or so.” Israel is soliciting comments on its proposed artificial intelligence strategy.
