The White House’s Super Intelligence Task Force is due to convene for the first time on Thursday, according to Politico. The meeting comes amid concerns about AI’s effects on Americans and competition with China.
The session is scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern time and is expected to bring together more than a dozen Cabinet members and senior administration officials, Politico reports, citing an administration source and an invitation list it reviewed.
Rather than develop new regulations, the task force plans to consider whether existing liability laws can be applied when AI systems cause harm. The approach would place legal accountability at the center of federal oversight of advanced AI.
Current consumer protection laws allow companies to face liability for defective products, including vehicles and children's toys. However, courts have not yet established whether AI developers can be held legally responsible when autonomous systems break the law.
Separately, the Federal Trade Commission opened an investigation into OpenAI on Wednesday concerning safety incidents involving its systems.