Assembly Member Kevin Kiley has drafted a legislative resolution to frame future artificial intelligence so it does not impede human development or industry.
"I am introducing a resolution dealing specifically with the topic of artificial intelligence. I've seen some consideration given to AI issues in my time in the Legislature, but always in a fairly limited and narrow way. I think the advances we'll see in AI in the coming years are really going to shake the foundations of just about every policy area," Kiley told Techwire in a phone interview.
The resolution endorses a list of principles created by "leading AI researchers. The heads of AI at Facebook and Google and Apple are signatories. Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have endorsed it," Kiley said.
"This measure would express the support of the Legislature for the 23 Asilomar AI Principles as guiding values for the development of artificial intelligence and of related public policy," the resolution reads.
The resolution is based on the Asilomar AI Principles, which include a "call for dialogue with legislators," Kiley said. "I've used this resolution as a way to begin that dialogue, to put some of these issues on people's radar."
Kiley's office expects to hear support from other organizations and industry leaders; so far, the principles are backed by the Future of Life Institute, which includes leaders like MIT professor Max Tegmark, Jaan Tallinn of Skype and Viktoriya Krakovna of DeepMind, and the Machine Intelligence Research Institute.
The principles address research and ethical, economic and long-term concerns around AI — "to make sure it's developed in a way that is safe, that's consistent with human values and that results in the greatest benefit to people in general," Kiley said.
