What to know about Congress’s inaugural AI meeting

MIT Technology Review looks at the US congressional effort to understand and regulate artificial intelligence, beginning with Wednesday’s ‘AI Insight Forum’:

We don’t really know what the outcomes of these forums will be, and considering that they are closed door, we might never really have full insight into the specifics of the conversations or their implications for Congress. They are expected to be listening sessions, where AI leaders will help to educate legislators on AI and questions about its regulation. In Schumer’s remarks from Tuesday, he said that “of course, the real legislative work will come in committees, but the AI forums will give us the nutrient agar, the facts and the challenges that we need to understand in order to reach this goal.”

Despite the ‘classified’ nature of these hearings, it’s expected that much of what happens behind closed doors will be made available to the press via ‘background’ briefings. Read the full article here.