AI is running away, and calls for regulation are growing louder: 'We are extremely busy'
Right now, there is no global regulation on AI, but more and more people want to change that.
Several warn that we could lose control over artificial intelligence within the foreseeable future. Now, more politicians want to introduce global regulation in the area. (Photo: © Thomas Traasdahl, Ritzau Scanpix) 37 min. ago
Michael Munck has worked with artificial intelligence for years. He founded the AI company 2021.ai ( http://2021.ai ) , and has long called for better regulation in the field of artificial intelligence.
- We are extremely busy. We have fallen behind, and we know that when we see how fast AI (artificial intelligence, ed.) is developing right now. Our regulation hasn't kept up at all, says Michael Munck.
Even though he believes the task should have been started earlier, it is not too late to begin, he says.
- We have fallen a bit behind, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do anything.
Michael Munck's company advises large companies on AI.
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Political will
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There are signs that there is growing political appetite to get better control of the AI area.
European Parliament member Christel Schaldemose (Social Democrats) has proposed an AI watchdog to ensure a level of safety in the field of artificial intelligence.
- It makes sense to get artificial intelligence under control. We did that with nuclear weapons in the old days, and we need that now for artificial intelligence, says Christel Schaldemose.
As early as September, in connection with the concerning statements from Jacob Coxon of Anthropic, she called for better regulation of AI.
She argues that the watchdog should be global and not just a European Union thing.
- In the EU, we have control over what happens in Europe, but things can happen outside Europe that can also harm us, so it makes good sense to make it global. It could be under the auspices of the UN, says Christel Schaldemose.
Michael Munck welcomes that proposal, but he also has a small concern.
- We must avoid this becoming too bureaucratic. Then it will collapse before it even gets started, concludes Michael Munck.
Margrethe Vestager is a former competition commissioner in the EU and believes there is no way around regulating artificial intelligence on a global level.
The EU's former competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, believes the forces at play within artificial intelligence are so strong that it is impossible to avoid regulating it on a global level.
- Our global society has a right to have technology that could potentially be very, very dangerous for all of humanity regulated in a different way than today.
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Will China and the US join?
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Virtually all the advances being made in artificial intelligence these years are happening in the US and China.
Several prominent figures in the field have warned of unforeseeable consequences ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/ekspert-september-var-den-mest-vanvittige-maaned-i-ai-nogensinde ) if no framework is set for the development of AI.
However, it could be a challenge to get the Americans and Chinese on board with introducing regulation in the area.
- It is realistic to get them around the table. They are also experiencing unintended incidents, explains Michael Munck.
- But I find it hard to imagine that they will submit to an international structure where they are limited in terms of development. They will feel it is anti-competitive, he adds.
But that does not mean one should not try to get them on board, says Margrethe Vestager.
- It is a threat to the Chinese, as well as everyone else, if artificial intelligence goes completely haywire. It will affect all of us.
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