Regulating AI: Should Innovators Be Concerned?

It should probably come as no surprise that artificial intelligence was absent from the first presidential debate. AI hasn't made much of a splash in this election cycle, and the subject matter is notoriously confusing. Even so, given some of the headline-grabbing developments in autonomous vehicle technology, one might expect a greater focus on this issue -- especially as ongoing advancements herald significant changes to American life. Uber is now deploying autonomous vehicles on the roads of Pittsburgh. Tesla's Autopilot is being implicated in a recent spat of roadway deaths.