Within the Beltway, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly pushing the public policy agenda. There are policy discussions about the promise and dangers of AI, with an emphasis on the latter. Instead, we need more policy balance, with greater emphasis on the immense potential for good and how best to ensure this good is realized for all. Masu.
AI holds great promise for future social progress, national security, and economic success, including how it can sustain and strengthen America’s leadership in global markets.
The benefits of AI are wide-ranging. Teaching and learning can be customized to meet individual goals and needs, for early learners, slow learners, and special interests. Students and learners do not need to be constrained by the contours of a static curriculum or module. With the help of AI, workers across the economy will become more productive and able to provide services that were previously impossible or unfeasible. New economic opportunities will be created by both America’s largest and smallest companies.
AI should not be seen as a replacement for humans, but as “augmented intelligence.” Some tasks are better handled by AI, while more advanced tasks are left in the hands of humans.
As with previous technological innovations, some jobs will disappear, new ones will be created, and there will be disruption to the workforce. This shift in employment will likely be large and occur across most sectors of the economy, requiring public and private investment and concerted policy efforts. The scale of the AI transition could be comparable to the transition from manufacturing to a service economy in the 20th century. Blue-collar workers faced the most disruption during the last shift. This time it’s a knowledge worker. People employed in fields that deal with large amounts of codified information, standards, and procedures.
Instructors need training and resources to educate students of all ages about the concepts, opportunities, and challenges enabled by AI. We must invest in the education and training of our workforce through universities, community colleges, libraries, workforce centers, and other community organizations. For example, libraries have helped the public keep up with advances in technology by providing computer labs, audio/visual studios, maker space labs, and teaching related skills and applications. Similar public access and education should be widely available for recent AI-based systems and services. ChatGPT workshop Other AI programs at the Chicago Public Library. Investments are particularly important to ensure opportunities for people in low-income communities. Community anchor institutions, such as libraries, are well-positioned to leverage their existing physical and intellectual resources, presence, and reputation to provide AI-related education and awareness.
While we can cherish the power of free markets to drive national progress, leaving things entirely to the market is not enough to effectively guide the transition to AI. Public sector investment will be required.
While we emphasize the potential of AI, there are also challenges and concerns that need to be considered and addressed, as has been the case with past innovations. Questions are emerging about the appropriate use of copyrighted material by AI and the impact this use has on authors and creators. Other information policy issues are also relevant, such as privacy and international law. Another important issue is protecting the public from potential AI-related harm. This includes moral and ethical concerns, such as the increasing reliance on technology for advice on health, safety and other issues of personal imports.
In a recent survey Reported by Vox, 72% of Americans say they want AI adoption to slow down. Despite the energy being poured into AI legislative proposals, legislation to regulate AI should also slow down. It is not yet time to take action. Rather, it requires more brainstorming and thinking. You need to analyze and plan. Now is the perfect time to begin research by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The idea is to have America’s best thinkers develop visions, scenarios, strategic blueprints, and potential legislative proposals in a bipartisan environment. Strengthening expertise in other ways is also currently desirable, such as strengthening expert staff in federal agencies. AI policy is too important to act too quickly.
ChatGPT also agrees with me. I asked, “Should the US Congress pass a new bill on artificial intelligence in 2023 or 2024?” “It is important to avoid rushing legislation solely out of urgency, and to prioritize well-considered, effective and adaptable regulations that benefit society as a whole,” the response said. was included.
Alan S. Inouye is senior director of public policy and government relations at the American Library Association.
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