The meeting at the WH on SI was an epic moment. The good and the great of AI (SI) showed up from all over, I was just happy to be in the room.
First and foremost I felt that
@realDonaldTrump showed us what a true leader is. He was thoughtful and focussed on ensuring that SI was developed at pace and was going to be deployed safely and securely.
He encouraged the room to focus on the positive impacts of technology, demonstrate the true benefits of the technology for each and every one out there.
His message was clear - engage with communities get grassroots support for what is going to be a pivotal moment for America and the world.
He was statesmanlike and clearly focussed on the US winning the SI race.
The focus needs to be how to ensure what is being built is safe and useful. There are enough laws and regulatory frameworks that allow for effective governance we don't need more. What we need is:
1. Accountability by the labs
2. we need SI to have the right APIs available for cybercontrols and third party governance and
3. We need equal focus on diffusion of this technology in a useful and effective manner.
We all walked away with continued and renewed enthusiasm to bring on the SI future.
When you get cyber companies focussing on furthering a technology you have already moved the needle.