Hyperdimensional

Regardless of where you come down on that question, though, there’s an entirely different way of thinking about government’s role in AI—one that I fear is little-discussed. And that is the government’s role in building capabilities and in providing the public goods that it is best-positioned to create.

The AI industry is in desperate need of safety and reliability evaluations, as well as technical standards for generalist AI. We are far from building mature versions of either of these, but we could be moving much faster than we are today. What role should the government play in this? Is it obvious that the private sector will produce optimal standards and evaluations on its own?