US, China Study Possible Rules for Artificial Intelligence

US, China Study Possible Rules for Artificial Intelligence

Both the United States and China are considering possible security policies aimed to control the creation of artificial intelligence, or AI.

The Biden administration is seeking public comments on rules for guiding the artificial intelligence industry. China's internet supervisor¹ recently announced proposed laws related to AI.

ChatGPT is a new AI program that has captured wide public attention. It has human-like ability to answer many different kinds of questions in writing. American lawmakers are looking into the product. ChatGPT is the fastest-growing app in market history. It has more than 100 million monthly active users.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) advises the Biden administration on telecommunications and information policy.

The agency wants to know if there are measures that could be put in place to provide security "that AI systems are legal, effective, ethical³, safe, and otherwise trustworthy."

NTIA Administrator⁴ Alan Davidson said responsible AI systems could bring great gains, but only if we deal with their possible harms and effects. He added that for these systems to reach their full possibility, companies and users "... need to be able to trust them."

President Joe Biden last week said it remained to be seen if AI is dangerous. He said, "Tech companies have a responsibility, in my view, to make sure their products are safe before making them public."

ChatGPT is made by California-based OpenAI and backed by the tech company Microsoft.

NTIA plans to create a report as it looks at efforts to make sure AI systems work as companies say they do and do not cause harm. The agency said the effort aims to ensure a federal method for supervising AI-related risks and benefits.

Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital policy is an independent non-profit technology ethics⁵ group. It has asked American officials to block OpenAI from issuing new releases of GPT-4. The group says the app is "a risk to privacy and public safety."

China's AI regulation

China's internet regulator has released plans of a proposed law that will require makers² of new artificial intelligence products to agree to security reviews before public release.

The proposed law was released Tuesday by the Cyberspace⁶ Administration of China. The law says that content created by future AI products must represent the country's values. It says the technology may not be used in opposition⁷ of state power.

The proposed law also said AI content must not discriminate⁸ based on ethnicity, race, and sex, and should not provide false information.

The proposed law is expected to take effect sometime this year. The regulations come as several China-based tech companies, including Alibaba, JD.com, and Baidu, have released new AI products. Those products create human-like speech and content including images and text. AI products have gained great popularity since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT last November.

Words in This Story

artificial intelligence – n. an area of computer science that deals with giving machines the ability to seem like they have human intelligence

app – n. a computer program that performs a particular task (such as word processing)

benefit – n. something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that supports well-being⁹

ethical – adj. following accepted rules of behavior: morally right and good

1 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。

4 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

5 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

6 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

7 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

8 discriminate   

v.区别，辨别，区分；有区别地对待

参考例句：

• You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.你必须学会把事实和看法区分出来。
• They can discriminate hundreds of colours.他们能分辨上百种颜色。

9 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。