It is now abundantly clear that governments must take responsibility for shaping the artificial intelligence industry. Only independent and proactive institutions, including regulators, can reduce the risks posed by these technologies while ensuring that they enhance, rather than undermine, human dignity. Too often, however, governments have responded to the rise of AI with resignation, effectively admitting that they do not understand these systems well enough to intervene. In any case, many policymakers argue, it is too soon to justify meaningful action.

Gabriela Ramos & Emilija Stojmenova Duh warn that the technology calls for independent oversight, not politicians doubling as corporate investors.

It is now abundantly clear that governments must take responsibility for shaping the artificial intelligence industry. Only independent and proactive institutions, including…