Could Abdul El-Sayed’s plan for AI companies stave off catastrophe? | Jerel Ezell
Summary
The article describes Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s proposals to regulate artificial intelligence, which the author says could appeal to people concerned about AI’s risks. The plans call for major technology companies to give up some investments in leading AI firms and for tighter rules on data centers, including limits on construction and measures to address local costs and impacts.Key Facts
- El-Sayed’s proposals are called AI Under Democracy and AI Under Control.
- The article says AI Under Democracy would require major technology companies to divest from or abandon investments in leading AI companies within a transition period.
- The article reports that Microsoft has an estimated 27% stake in OpenAI and Google owns 14% of Anthropic.
- The proposals call for regulating data center development, supporting local jobs, freezing residential utility costs, and addressing noise and pollution.
- The article identifies a large OpenAI-Oracle data center near Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a focus of El-Sayed’s criticism.
- An NBC News poll cited in the article found that 70% of Americans were more worried than excited about AI.
- A Quinnipiac poll cited in the article found that 73% of Americans were concerned AI could threaten human existence.
- An August poll cited in the article found that one in nine Americans would support building a data center in their local community.
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