唐纳德·特朗普的人工智能工作组在周四的首次会议上，同意着手应对与网络安全、生物安全以及“人工智能系统的控制与问责机制”相关的问题。随着人们对这项技术可能带来的危险的担忧日益加剧，这些议题被提上了议事日程。
Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence task force in its first meeting agreed on Thursday to address risks related to cybersecurity, biosecurity and “model control and accountability” as fears rise over the potential dangers posed by the technology.
根据白宫对会议情况的描述，这个被称为“超级智能工作组”（Super Intelligence Force）的小组将委托总统科学技术顾问委员会（President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology）编写一份报告，以评估上述问题及其他相关议题。该工作组还计划“制定相关协议和机制，确保各研究机构在发现数据泄露、系统被黑客攻击或其他安全问题时能够及时向政府发出预警”。
The panel known as the Super Intelligence Force — using the president’s preferred term for artificial intelligence — will commission a report from the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology to evaluate those and other concerns, according to a White House account of the meeting. The task force will also “develop protocols and mechanisms for labs to provide early warnings and systemized notifications to the government of breaches, hacks, jailbreaks, and other issues,” it said.
白宫还表示，这个由国家情报总监杰伊·克莱顿（Jay Clayton）领导的小组还计划“成立一个由司法部、联邦贸易委员会（Federal Trade Commission）及其他相关部门组成的执法与消费者保护协调委员会”。
In addition, the group, led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, plans to “establish a law enforcement and consumer protection coordination committee including the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and various agencies,” the White House said.
在即将举行的中期选举中，人工智能已成为一个极具争议性的议题；这些选举将决定美国国会两院的掌控权。两党议员都特别关注全国范围内对数据中心的强烈反对情绪——数据中心的建设导致了电力成本的急剧上升。人们对人工智能可能引发大规模失业以及人类失去对该技术控制权后可能出现的灾难性后果的担忧，已经远远盖过了人们对人工智能潜在好处的期待。
AI has emerged as a volatile issue in the midterm elections that will decide control of both houses of Congress. Lawmakers of both parties have particularly taken notice of the widespread opposition around the country to data centers, which have been associated with surging electricity costs. Alarm over the possibility of widespread job losses and the potential for disaster if humans lose control of AI have largely drowned out promises of its benefits.
尽管如此，特朗普仍拒绝接受加强政府对人工智能监管的提议，坚称这种监管会阻碍美国在人工智能领域的竞争力。相反，他促成了一份行业自愿协议，要求相关企业聘请外部审计机构来评估人工智能系统的安全性。根据上个月在白宫与顶尖科技企业高管们达成的这项协议，人工智能行业的企业高管们承诺定期召开会议，共同制定最佳的行业规范。
Even so, Trump has rejected pleas for more government regulation of AI, insisting that would hinder the US in its AI competition with China. He instead forged a voluntary agreement with industry executives that uses outside auditors to assess AI system safety. Under the accord, which Trump brokered with top technology leaders at the White House last month, AI executives pledged to regularly meet to set best industry practices.
根据白宫的说明，该工作组并未讨论任何新的法律或法规，但“将与前沿技术模型的开发者、其他软件供应商（SI companies）、消费者保护组织、民权倡导者、行业利益相关者以及联邦和州级的执法机构进行沟通，以便为自身的工作提供信息支持并推动各项工作的实施。”
The task force, according to the White House account, did not discuss any new laws or rules, but “will engage with frontier model developers and other SI companies, consumer protection groups and civil liberties advocates, industry stakeholders, and federal and state law enforcement agencies to inform and implement its efforts.”