Is regulating and restricting the development of AI foundation models good or bad for democracies?
Positions compiled by: Analysts at The Society LibraryLast Updated: Mon May 20 2024
•
Position: Regulating and restricting the development of AI foundation models is necessary to ensure the ethical use of AI and to protect democratic values because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.•
Position: Strict regulation of AI foundation models stifles innovation and hampers the growth of democracies by preventing technological advancement because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.•
Position: Regulation of AI foundation models should be moderate, balancing innovation with the protection of citizens' rights and freedoms in democracies because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.•
Position: AI foundation models should only be regulated in specific areas that pose direct threats to privacy, security, or human rights within democracies because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.•
Position: Democratic governments should facilitate the development of AI foundation models while monitoring and guiding their impact on society, rather than imposing restrictions because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.•
Position: AI foundation models should be co-developed with government oversight to align their progress with democratic principles from the outset because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.•
Position: Regulation of AI foundation models should be decentralized, allowing different sectors within a democracy to adopt their own standards and practices because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.•
Position: AI foundation models should not be regulated at the development stage, but their deployment and use in democratic contexts should be closely monitored and controlled because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.•
Position: Restrictions on AI foundation models should be internationally harmonized to prevent the creation of 'AI havens' that could undermine democracies globally because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.•
Position: Any regulation of AI foundation models should be transparent, participatory, and include a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure it reflects the values of a democracy because of economic, health, societal, safety, ethical, political, philosophical, environmental, artistic, legal, AI alignment and safety related, game theoretic, other governance-related, democratic, and human rights-related reasons.