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> it would be bad to have a patch work of laws around AI Why would that be bad? And for who? Wouldn't it be better to have a variety of laws around something
by mikem170 1y ago
> it would be bad to have a patch work of laws around AI
Why would that be bad? And for who?
Wouldn't it be better to have a variety of laws around something new, and figure out over time what is optimal? Wouldn't this be better than having one set of laws that can be more easily compromised via regulatory capture? Why the common assumption that bigger and more uniform is better? Is that to encourage bigger companies and bigger profits? Has that been a good thing?
- siliconc0w 1y agoBecause if you want to sell an AI product you now need to hire an army of lawyers to do the state-by-state compliance. This dramatically increases the costs and slows down critical innovation. Another common argument is that any regulation will allow China to 'win the AI race' but I don't entirely agree with that premise - it's not a 'race' and if China 'wins' it'll be because they largely use their debt to finance effective high ROI industrial policy rather than mega tax breaks.
- mikem170 1y agoSo you favor big tech profits over the democratic process and what the local population thinks is best for themselves? I guess it would be stifled innovation vs societal impact. Not always a cut and dry easy decision. Depends on priorities.