From the WA reporter with a direct lines to both Sen. Cantwell and Re. McMorris Rodgers, their bill will be released tonight. (BTW the only local paper with a DC bureau). spokesman.com/stories/2024/a…

Well I did say “Maybe some jolt will revive energy.” There is a heartbeat still! washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

The White House Office of Management & Budget released guidance for AI use by federal agencies. This table tells much about what it requires and when, including promoting AI use in general but stopping specific “safety-impacting or rights-impacting AI” use by Dec. 1, 2024.

Even so, I do identify conceivable scenarios ….

The U.S., China, and the EU have identified standards as critical to their strategies for AI and other emerging technologies.

Cam Kerry @[email protected] analyses these strategies and provides recommendations for strengthening standards development and avoiding harm.
brookings.edu/articles/small…

Technical standards are … technical. But they matter a lot to tech policy. How the US, EU & China are adapting and how to strengthen int‘l standardisation: brookings.edu/articles/small…

I don’t follow basketball closely, but this is cool. I’m 73 years old and Pete Maravich played in my college era, when Title IX parity was just coming into force. And coaching girls’ soccer teams is one of the highlights of my life. You go! apnews.com/article/8d2a9b…

Me neither

Elaborating on my previous tweets … er, posts

Should the UN govern global AI? The short answer, there is a role. As well as a role for the G7, the OECD and other forum discussing international AI governance. The key challenge is how to build on this work and make it more effective and inclusive. bit.ly/3uXIh4G #AI

No one organzation or body can or should govern AI. I will take a distributed and iterative effort. brookings.edu/articles/shoul…

American men’s Nordic skiers rise on the shoulders of the womens’ team. #GusSchumacher #JessieDiggins #JuliaKern

On JFK from Alan Brinkley: “More than anything, perhaps, Kennedy reminds us of a time when the nation’s capacities looked limitless, when its future seemed unbounded, when Americans believed that they could solve hard problems and accomplish bold deeds.” theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

What does AI need? A comprehensive federal data privacy and security law iapp.org/news/a/what-do…

I had to bow out because of Covid. But great conversation with Michelle Donelan MP from Brookings Governance Chinasa Okolo and follow up panel. Thanks to all involved.

I won’t be able to participate because of COVID (still around!) in return from an AI conference in Brussels. But I will definitely be catching the The Brookings Institution livestream. Monday at 1 pm EST.

Anu Bradford, who popularized the the term “Brussels effect, said in response to critiques of the EU AI Act that the White House executive order last week is “the mother of all AI laws.”