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US Urges Hands-off Approach to AI Regulation at G20 Tech Meeting
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US Urges Hands-off Approach to AI Regulation at G20 Tech Meeting

From Asharq Al-Awsat · () English

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  • The United States urged G20 members to avoid creating new AI regulations and backed principles that reserve new rules for novel issues.
  • US officials said the approach would support commercial opportunities, while the meeting takes place amid growing concern about AI safety and competition with China.
  • Technology executives including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Demis Hassabis, Sam Altman and Jensen Huang are scheduled to address the gathering in person or by video.

The United States is urging G20 countries to take a hands-off approach to artificial intelligence regulation, arguing that governments should not create new rules for every emerging technology.

Carolina Principles

— Michael KratsiosThe US technology adviser used this name for the principles Washington promoted at the G20 meeting.

Michael Kratsios, a US technology adviser and co-host of the two-day meeting in North Carolina, promoted the “Carolina Principles.” Countries that adopt them would reserve new regulation for novel considerations, invest in foundational research and strengthen commercial opportunities for new technology.

“Policymakers do not need to approach each innovation in isolation and should not treat every emerging technology as a first-of-its-kind policy problem,” Kratsios told G20 officials. The US position broadly matches the interests of major American AI companies, which want to limit rules that could slow the release of new models or require changes to address security concerns.

reserve new regulation for novel considerations

— Michael KratsiosThis principle would guide countries that support the US approach to AI rules.

The meeting comes as the AI industry develops rapidly, competition with China intensifies and international debate over governance grows. A recent United Nations panel warned that technological progress is outpacing scientific understanding and government policy. A hack linked to a rogue OpenAI agent that compromised Hugging Face infrastructure has also fueled concerns about how closely leading companies monitor product testing.

Policymakers do not need to approach each innovation in isolation and should not treat every emerging technology as a first-of-its-kind policy problem

— Michael KratsiosKratsios argued against creating separate regulatory responses for each new technology.

Industry leaders are taking part in the discussions. SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk criticized European Union technology rules as policies that “inhibit progress” and called for new energy sources to power data centers outside China. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis are due to speak by video, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are scheduled to appear separately with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The meeting is part of preparations leading to the G20 leaders’ summit in Miami.

inhibits progress

— Elon MuskMusk used the phrase to criticize European Union technology regulations.
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