How State Politics Is Playing a Huge Role in Artificial Intelligence: Eye on A.I.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation in late July to create a temporary state commission that will examine how artificial intelligence impacts his state.

In doing so, New York joined Vermont and Washington in establishing an A.I. task force that will examine the cutting-edge technology and then make recommendations about how it should be regulated. The groups vary in their mission, but the general message is the same: companies pushing A.I., the brains behind innovation like robotics and facial recognition software, can’t necessarily be trusted to do what’s in the best interest of state residents. 

Brandie Nonnecke, founding director of University of California’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society Policy Lab, says that task forces could help keep state lawmakers up to date about the technology. The end result, she says, will be better-written bills that don’t get stuck in legislative purgatory.

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https://fortune.com/2019/08/13/state-task-forces-artificial-intelligence/