For the next two Masterclasses, we will look at the U.S. Department of State commissioned, February 2024, report by Gladstone AI in two parts:

Part One on AI Law is next Tuesday, April 2nd 16:00 – 18:00: reviewing the proposed draft U.S. AI Bill at the core of the Gladstone AI report in context.

Part Two on AI Capabilities will be Tuesday, April 9th 16:00 – 18:00: examining the substantial companion to the main report: “Survey of AI Technologies and AI R&D Trajectories”.

Hybrid (online and in-person) access is available. For access: contact@aiindustryfoundation.org.

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In 2023, the U.S. Department of State commissioned this report from Gladstone AI, an AI-related consultancy and current U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) member with ties to the U.S. military and apparent deep relationships in Silicon Valley. In February 2024, the report was completed and provided to the USDOS.

Gladstone’s press release claims that the report is “an analysis of catastrophic AI risks, and a first-of-its-kind, government-wide Action Plan for what we can do about them”. It includes substantial recommendations, including:

• Create an advanced AI regulatory agency with rulemaking and licensing powers.

• Establish a criminal and civil liability regime, including emergency powers to enable rapid response to fast-moving threats.

• Establish an international agency to monitor and verify adherence to those safeguards.

• Establish a supply chain control regime with partners to limit the proliferation of dual-use AI technologies.

In this session, AIIF Representative Director Harold Godsoe will examine Gladstone AI’s report, and whether the recommendations align with other clear actions on AI from the U.S. government, such as the NIST framework, U.S. AISIC, and U.S. EO on AI.