Washington: Amidst worries and concerns expressed on the consequences of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across a wide range of security and privacy areas, US President Joe Biden has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday with his council of advisers on science and technology. The meeting is said to deal with the “risks and opportunities ” emerging from rapid advancements in AI development affecting individual users and national security.
The White House said the president would use the AI meeting to “discuss the importance of protecting rights and safety to ensure responsible innovation and appropriate safeguards" and to reiterate his call for Congress to pass legislation to protect children and curtail data collection by technology companies.
Artificial intelligence burst to the forefront in the national conversation after the release of the popular ChatGPT AI chatbot, which helped spark a race among tech giants to unveil similar tools, while raising ethical and societal concerns from the powerful technology.
The council, known as PCAST, is composed of experts from the disciplines of science, engineering, technology and medicine and is co-chaired by the Cabinet-ranked director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Arati Prabhakar.
(Based on PTI input with minor edits)