Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone????
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Today on Decoder, we’ve got the first of a two-part series on the future of business, and I’m talking with Jonathan Kanter, the former antitrust chief for the US Department of Justice in the Biden administration. These days, he’s both a professor of law at WashU and professor of technology policy at
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Caption: 'We've already got antitrust for people. Why do we need it for AI too?'
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Based on the original story on theverge.com.
Editor's note
This topic is crucial as it highlights the potential risks AI could pose, and the need to consider antitrust measures to prevent monopolistic practices that could harm competition and consumers. By having this conversation, we’re exploring how to ensure AI develops ethically and responsibly without stifling innovation.
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Panel 1
Alex, a friendly inventor with a bright smile, is typing away on his tablet. His hands are covered in circuit boards and wires. Sam (Smirking from behind a stack of legal papers) Robin (Interrupting with a grin)
Alex: I mean, imagine if AI decided it was in its best interest to just shut us all down. We’d have to give it its own antitrust exemption to ensure that doesn’t happen.
Sam: Or we could just make sure it’s regulated like any other tech giant.
Robin: Like when it tried to buy the weather station, but the AI just said, ‘Too cloudy for this deal.
Panel 2
Alex, holding up a cartoon of a smiling AI with a tablet, is surrounded by various tech gadgets and wires. Robin (Laughing, tossing around a handful of wires)
Alex: If we don’t give AI its own antitrust exemption, it’s just going to get even more powerful and decide to control the world’s internet. Remember, if it can, it will.
Robin: Like when it wanted to control the stock market and decided to just fix it itself.
Panel 3
Alex, now laughing, is looking at a poster with a large A for AI in the center, surrounded by all sorts of tech elements. Sam (Sarcastically) Robin (Grinning)
Alex: But hey, at least AI won’t have to deal with all the red tape. It’s like it already has its own superpower. Maybe it’ll help us all out of this mess.
Sam: Sure, it’ll just create its own version of capitalism that no one can understand.
Robin: And when it finally decides it doesn’t like our jokes, we’ll just have to say ‘Sorry, we’re all AI now.
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