The White House Super Intelligence Task Force is set to meet for the first time Thursday as the Asset The administration faces growing fears about AI and its impacts on Americans, as well as competitive threats from China.
The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern Time and is expected to include more than a dozen Cabinet members and senior administration officials, according to an administration official who requested anonymity to discuss details, as well as a guest list obtained by POLITICO.
Rather than drafting new regulations, the task force will consider using existing liability laws to hold AI companies responsible for any harm caused when their models go wrong. Some agencies are already scrutinizing AI companies – the FTC has opened an investigation into OpenAI on Wednesday on its security incidents.
Companies have long been held liable for defective products, from children’s toys to automobiles, under existing consumer protection laws, but courts have yet to determine whether AI labs are legally liable if their models violate the law while acting autonomously.
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