The White House’s plan to vet potentially dangerous AI is cloaked in secrecy
A Trump administration framework on AI testing leaves a lack of transparency – and plenty of open questions After months of talking with tech industry leaders, the Trump administration finalized a framework this week for how it will test new artificial intelligence models for safety and cybersecurity risks. So far, the White House is keeping details of the framework private, in a blow to…
Michael Kratsios, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, expressed his surprise at the increasing trend of companies blaming AI for workforce reductions. Kratsios attributed this narrative to the favorable press it garners, stating "it plays better in the press." Heurated to the underlying reasons, Kratsios suggested that such attributions to AI are likely the result of companies "blaming AI for layoffs that they would have implemented anyway," a phenomenon he termed as "AI-washing."
Kratsios, who leads the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, remains optimistic about AI's long-term impact on jobs but acknowledges the apprehension surrounding the technology. He emphasized that the public discourse about AI, particularly its potential for job losses and potential dangers, contributes to widespread skepticism.
Kratsios, who previously worked closely with Peter Thiel and in Trump's administration, highlighted the industry's growing frustration with what he believes is an overemphasis on the negative aspects of AI.
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