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An Alternative to Regulation: The Case for Public AI

Computers and Society 2023-11-21 v1

Abstract

Can governments build AI? In this paper, we describe an ongoing effort to develop ``public AI'' -- publicly accessible AI models funded, provisioned, and governed by governments or other public bodies. Public AI presents both an alternative and a complement to standard regulatory approaches to AI, but it also suggests new technical and policy challenges. We present a roadmap for how the ML research community can help shape this initiative and support its implementation, and how public AI can complement other responsible AI initiatives.

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@article{arxiv.2311.11350,
  title  = {An Alternative to Regulation: The Case for Public AI},
  author = {Nicholas Vincent and David Bau and Sarah Schwettmann and Joshua Tan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.11350},
  year   = {2023}
}

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To be presented at Regulatable ML @ NeurIPS2023 workshop