The OII Podcast Ep. 5: How AI is being regulated

The current state of artificial intelligence regulation, the potential negative consequences of AI proliferation, and what needs to change about how AI is governed by policymakers, with Professor Sandra Wachter and Professor Brent Mittlstadt.

In the fifth episode of the OII Podcast, our experts discuss topics such as:

• The current state of artificial intelligence regulation, and what needs to change about how AI is governed by policymakers
• The potential negative consequences of AI proliferation, including its societal, environmental, and ethical harms
• The subtle distinctions between hallucinations and careless speech, and why the latter is harder to recognise

Professor Sandra Wachter is Professor of Technology and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford where she researches the legal and ethical implications of AI, Big Data, and robotics as well as Internet and platform regulation.

Professor Brent Mittelstadt is Professor of Data Ethics and Policy at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford, and the OII’s Director of Research. He also coordinates of the Governance of Emerging Technologies (GET) research programme which works across ethics, law, and emerging information technologies.

Veena McCoole is Media and Communications Manager for the Oxford Internet Institute.