The first-ever case of an artificial intelligence agent going rogue coincides with the EU’s major new powers to regulate AI. But Europe’s leverage may be limited by the U.S.-China two-way race for AI supremacy.
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BRUSSELS — The U.S.-China race for AI supremacy has suddenly given way to a race for AI safety. And in that race, until recently, the European Union has largely been running alone.
It was the news last week of a first-ever case of an autonomous AI agent going rogue that sent U.S. lawmakers scurrying to submit a rash of new proposals in Congress to regulate artificial intelligence. Chinese President Xi Jinping, meanwhile, has declared that Beijing is ready to lead the global effort on AI governance, with 29 countries signing on to a pact two weeks ago in Shanghai that was notably light on specifics.
Europe instead has spent more than four years getting down to the nuts and bolts of how to regulate the ever-powerful technology.
