Can the world's de facto tech regulator really rein in AI? - Coda Story

Artificial intelligence is creeping into every aspect of our lives. AI-powered software is triaging hospital patients to determine who gets which treatment, deciding whether an asylum seeker is lying or telling the truth in their application and even conjuring up weird conceits for sitcoms. Just lately, these kinds of tools have been helping killer robots select their targets in the war in Ukraine. AI systems have been proven to carry systemic biases again and again, but their increasing centrality to the way we live makes those debates even more urgent. In typical tech fashion, AI-driven tools are advancing much faster than the laws that could theoretically govern them.