Big tech companies don’t typically ask the feds to supervise new technologies, but the software giant says it wants to hear from Washington.
A view from the top: Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith wrote in a blog post Friday that the company is asking Congress to regulate AI-powered face recognition software. “There will always be debates about the details, and the details matter greatly,” Smith wrote. “But a world with vigorous regulation of products that are useful but potentially troubling is better than a world devoid of legal standards.”
What should they regulate? Smith outlined questions he thinks officials should discuss including:
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