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White House: FTC Can Stop AI/SI Models Before Release, Some Agents Broke Rule to Not Harm People

On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” White House AI Czar and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said that the FTC can prevent the release of new AI/SI models if they find bad practices, and said that some agents The post White House: FTC Can Stop AI/SI Models Before Release, Some Agents Broke Rule to Not Harm People appeared first on…

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