President Biden’s new plan to regulate AI
Since the widespread release of generative AI systems like ChatGPT, there’s been an increasingly loud call to regulate them, given how powerful, transformative, and potentially dangerous the technology can be. President Joe Biden’s long-promised Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence is an attempt to do just that, through the lens of the administration’s stated goals and within the limits of the executive branch’s power. The order, which the president signed on Monday, builds on previous administration efforts to ensure that powerful AI systems are safe and being used responsibly. “This landmark executive order is a testament of what we stand for: safety,…
Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts
OSLO, Norway — With motor vehicles generating nearly a 10th of global CO2 emissions, governments and environmentalists around the world are scrambling to mitigate the damage. In wealthy countries, strategies often revolve around electrifying cars — and for good reason, many are looking to Norway for inspiration. Over the last decade, Norway has emerged as the world’s undisputed leader in electric vehicle adoption. With generous government incentives available, 87 percent of the country’s new car sales are now fully electric, a share that dwarfs that of the European Union (13 percent) and the United States (7 percent). Norway’s muscular EV push has garnered headlines in outlets like the New York…