Gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer said that if elected, he would be much more amenable to setting limits on artificial intelligence and the companies developing it than his predecessor.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a somewhat skeptical view of regulating artificial intelligence, but in an in interview with The Examiner on Monday, Steyer said he wants to protect state residents “from the potentially dangerous impacts of a new technology.”
“It’s really important that we think about this in terms of protecting people’s livelihoods, protecting people’s safety,” he said.
Steyer laid out his general approach to AI in a plan he released last week, making him the first gubernatorial candidate to offer a comprehensive program for the technology. In the interview, he got into some of the specifics of his plan.
The billionaire and climate activist told the Examiner he opposes the deployment of driverless big-rig trucks; believes humans need to be in the loop with automated systems that can make decisions involving such things as health or safety; and thinks AI systems should be tested before they are deployed, including for whether they might encourage suicide or self-harm… (more)