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Week 4: Policy & Governance

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Week 4: Policy & Governance#

Focus: Regulation and policy approaches

📚 Required Readings#

Primary Readings#

  1. “Global AI Governance Approaches” (30 min)

    • EU AI Act overview
    • US regulatory landscape
    • Approaches from China, Canada, and other regions
    • Key principles: transparency, accountability, human control

  2. “Regulating AI: The Challenge of Speed and Change” (25 min)

    • Why traditional regulation struggles with AI
    • Policy options: principles-based vs. rules-based regulation
    • Role of self-regulation, industry standards, and technical safety

Supplementary Resources#

  • Summary of the EU AI Act
  • NIST AI Risk Management Framework overview
  • Stanford AI Index 2024 — Policy section

💭 Discussion Prompts#

  1. What are the tradeoffs between innovation and regulation?
  2. Should AI regulation be global or local? Why?
  3. How can policymakers stay informed about rapidly evolving technology?

📝 Preparation for Class#

  • Choose one recent AI policy or regulation (EU AI Act, Biden Executive Order, etc.)
  • Prepare a 2-minute summary: What does it do? What problems does it aim to solve?
  • Consider: Is this approach effective? What are its limitations?

🔗 Related Assignment#

See Week 4 Assignment for this week’s task.