Regulators and decisionmakers still don't 'get' AI technology

Looking at how governments worldwide are dealing with tech giants, it becomes clearer that both sides do not necessarily speak the same language. While artificial intelligence (AI) developers have the information and the grasp of the technology, this does not extend to the regulators who sometimes have to police them. How can one regulate something one does not fully comprehend? It is a pickle, but fortunately the upside is that a consensus has started to form around the impact that AI will have on humankind and civil society at large. In fact, the public and private sectors are stepping up their requests for accountability and trust-building.