AI Policy From the UK to the US with Institute of Art and Law's Emily Gould - A 2ND Saturday Conversation

 SHOW NOTES:<br/>0:00 Alan Robertshaw<br/>1:00 Emily Gould - overview of AI historical development<br/>2:30 first phase - 1950s Alan Turing - machines do what they are told<br/>3:10 second phase - machine learning creating models using data and develop methods to make decisions / predictions based on that data<br/>3:50 third phase - deep learning usually using neural networks to mimic the human brain<br/>4:50 GANs - part of third phase that involve generator and discriminator algorithms<br/>5:55 Obvious’ Portrait of Edmond de Belamy<br/>6:40 Robbie Barrett’s code used by Obvious <br/>8:40 unpredictability in the deep learning phase - answers and process to reach those answers is unknown<br/>9:25 different tests applied to determine if a machine is intelligent<br/>9:55 Turing test - machine is intelligent if you can’t tell the difference between responses by a human and a machine<br/>10:10 Lovelace test - machine is intelligent if you can’t explain machine’s answer<br/>11:20 ‘Alpha Go’ algorithm <br/>13:30 uses of AI<br/>14:20 huge training data sets<br/>15:50 major risks with AI include copyright <br/>17:10 privacy and data protection<br/>17:20 transparency - deep fake<br/>17:40 bias amplification<br/>18:15 MIT researcher Joy Buolamwini’s work with facial analysis software <br/>19:45 UK’s pro-innovation approach to AI<br/>21:45 text and data mining (TDM) exception only for non-commercial use - proposal to expand to commercial use<br/>24:25 Nov 2022 government decided not to expand TDM exception to commercial use<br/>24:55 UK Pro-innovation Regulation of Technologies Review <br/>26:45 A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation policy paper  - no legislation in the short term, no move to central regulatory body for AI <br/>29:30 AI described in UK white paper as including autonomy and adaptivity <br/>32:25 Global Summit on AI Safety<br/>32:45 EU AI Act with risk—based approach - June 2023 signed off by Parliament; final conclusions expected late 2023; operational circa 2026<br/>36:35 US - AI suits pending<br/>37:00 Robbie Barrett <br/>38:00 opt in versus opt out policy<br/>39:20 Senate testimony regarding UK’s AI advances<br/>40:15 US Task Force on AI Policy proposed; Privacy Consumer Protection Framework<br/>40:45 Getty v. Stability AI suits in US and UK<br/>41:25 2024 elections and AI <br/>44:00 Alan Robertshaw’s case with Getty <br/>47:05 Gould: AI voice scam<br/>48:00 Robertshaw: AI uses<br/>50:20 AI medical screening<br/>53:00 consciousness<br/>56:00 Artist Sofia Crespo’s work with natural history<br/>56:30 Lines and Bones by artist Iskra Velitchkova<br/>56:50 Dawn Chorus Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg <br/>57:30 projection for how artists in the UK will address AI issues <br/><br/><br/>Please share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com<br/><br/>To hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.<br/><br/>To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.<br/><br/>To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. <br/><br/>Thanks so much for listening!<br/><br/>© Stephanie Drawdy [2023]