5. AI Dilemma: Can US Legislators Take Action Before It's Too Late?

About this episode

This episode examines the potential actions US legislators might take to address the risks posed by artificial intelligence before it's too late.

Deepfakes. Disinformation. Algorithmic bias. Job displacement. These are just some of the harms legislators and regulators worry about when they think about how to tackle the risks posed by artificial intelligence. The first episodes of this season of UnCommon Law deal with generative AI in the copyright law context, since the technology uses massive amounts of copyright protected work. But while copyright law might be the beginning, there's so much more to the story of generative AI and the law. In this episode, we examine what the government might do to ensure that 21st century life doesn't turn into a dystopian future. Guests: Cary Coglianese, director of the Penn Program on Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Oma Seddiq, tech policy reporter for Bloomberg Government Isabel Gottlieb, reporter for Bloomberg Law covering AI and issues impacting corporate legal departments *** Host/Producer: Matthew S. Schwartz Editor/Executive Producer: Josh Block Additional Editing: Andrew Satter Cover Art: Jonathan Hurtarte

People in this episode

Host: Matthew S. Schwartz

Guests: Cary Coglianese, Oma Seddiq, Isabel Gottlieb

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• legislation
• copyright law
• disinformation
• algorithmic bias
• job displacement
• government regulation

Keywords

• AI risks
• deepfakes
• disinformation
• algorithmic bias
• job displacement
• generative AI
• copyright

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penn Program on Regulation, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg Law

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