Remember back in 2023, when AI company CEOs called for AI regulation? This cartoon is based on that call and what happened thereafter.
In 2023, Open AI CEO Sam Altman testified before Congress about the need for AI regulation. A group of AI company leaders encouraged AI regulation in a closed-door Senate meeting. Elon Musk said: “The consequences of AI going wrong are severe so we have to be proactive rather than reactive.”
In 2024, regulators sprung into action. Of course, Congress didn’t do anything, but AI regulation got off to a quick start in 2024, and it looks as though AI regulation will be developing even faster in 2025. There were 700 AI and AI-related bills in the U.S. in 2024. Considerable regulatory activity for AI is occurring around the world.
I wonder how serious the AI company CEOs were when they called for regulation. I am skeptical any time a corporate CEO says “regulate us” because corporate CEOs like regulation about as much as a cat likes a bath.
For more on AI and privacy – including my roadmap for how these issues should be regulated, see:
- Artificial Intelligence and Privacy, 77 Florida Law Review __ (forthcoming 2025)
- A Regulatory Roadmap to AI and Privacy, IAPP News (April 24, 2024)
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Professor Daniel J. Solove is a law professor at George Washington University Law School. Through his company, TeachPrivacy, he has created the largest library of computer-based privacy and data security training, with more than 180 courses.
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