Ex-FTC boss Khan urges Uncle Sam to break out the handcuffs for AI CEOs, citing 1934 precedent
The former Biden administration trust buster pointed to numerous examples of current laws, and prior precedent, that could be used to hold frontier labs to account, even if they’re currently doing all in their power to change the conversation. “We shouldn’t let discussions about new legal regimes distract from the fact that there’s no AI exemption from laws already on the books,” Khan said. She notes that the release of unvetted models or agents can violate consumer protection laws, and that shipping tools “without implementing adequate measures to detect and stop rogue or defective AI agents” could be prosecuted under rules governing unfair and deceptive trade practices.
- ▪The former Biden administration trust buster pointed to numerous examples of current laws, and prior precedent, that could be used to hold frontier labs to account, even if they’re currently doing all in their power to change the conversati
- ▪“We shouldn’t let discussions about new legal regimes distract from the fact that there’s no AI exemption from laws already on the books,” Khan said.
- ▪She notes that the release of unvetted models or agents can violate consumer protection laws, and that shipping tools “without implementing adequate measures to detect and stop rogue or defective AI agents” could be prosecuted under rules g
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