Public interest group offers new liability regime for closed AI foundation models

Developers of closed foundation models for artificial intelligence should bear greater responsibilities than those of “open” ones, with a potential safe harbor around testing and certification processes offering an adaptive regulatory approach to the technology, Public Knowledge says in comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

“By embracing traditional product liability principles, coupled with a comprehensive testing and certification process, we can strike a balance between fostering innovation and safeguarding the public interest–or rather, ensuring that innovation and the...