What's the Story? NTIA's Alan Davidson calls for 'army of auditors' to regulate AI
In a keynote at the 20th State of the Net conference, NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson said the US government needs to utilize an 'army of auditors' to better regulate and manage AI.
At a Glance
- NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson says there's a need for more AI regulation and management (02:55)
- Lessening the digital divide: how to provide affordable and reliable Internet access for all (06:51)
- The dichotomy of restricting Huawei and ZTE equipment in US networks while TikTok is a sponsor of the conference (11:49)
Light Reading's Phil Harvey joins the podcast from on-site at the 20th annual State of the Net in Washington, DC, where he is covering the event that features speakers from the White House, FCC, NTIA and more.
Unsurprisingly, AI has been a central topic at the conference. In a keynote, NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson said the US government needs to utilize an "army of auditors" to better regulate and manage AI.
Other topics are the need for online privacy and how to provide more affordable and reliable Internet access to underserved areas.
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Here are a few topics we cover:
There's not enough legislation protecting online privacy (01:22)
NTIA's Davidson says there's a need for more AI regulation and management to ensure the safety of AI products and data (02:55)
The problem of content theft powering AI (05:26)
Lessening the digital divide: how to provide affordable and reliable Internet access for all (06:51)
University of Chicago Professor Nick Feamster's Internet Equity Initiative (10:39)
The dichotomy of the US government's policies about restricting Huawei and ZTE equipment while TikTok is a sponsor of the State of the Net conference (11:49)
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