On Wednesday 14 October, the House of Lords
International Relations and Defence Committee will hold an
evidence session which will examine the US policy approach
towards multilateral AI governance and the significance of this,
particularly for the UK.
The session will start at 11.00am and can be watched live
or on demand at Parliament
TV or in person inCommittee Room 4, Palace
of Westminster.
Giving evidence will be:
-
Ian Bremmer, President at Eurasia Group; and
-
Aalok Mehta, Director at the Wadhwani AI
Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Questions will include:
- Against the backdrop of recent warnings from AI companies and
others about the risks posed by advanced AI systems, how would
you characterise the current state of the debate in the US on
international AI governance?
- Despite the current Administration's reticence to pursue
domestic regulation of AI, the US remains involved in various
multilateral initiatives. Can you give us a sense of how
extensive that involvement is, and what underpins the US' current
approach? Who, or which department, in the current Administration
really drives policy on this issue?
- What will be the main drivers of the US approach to
international AI governance in coming years? In particular, how
far will US policy be shaped by domestic political pressure,
corporate lobbying, economic interests, and strategic
competition?
- Major technology companies have recently called for
collective international regulation of AI. How seriously should
we take those calls, and what role, if any, should those
companies play in multilateral governance arrangements?
- What areas should the UK prioritise when seeking to
strengthen international AI governance?
