Washington - Business Roundtable today released the following statement on comments the organization submitted in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Request for Information (RFI) on National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
“AI’s continued advancement and adoption is poised to benefit American businesses, consumers and workers. To realize that potential, business and government have a shared responsibility to maximize the societal and economic benefits of AI, while minimizing risks,” said Business Roundtable CEO Joshua Bolten. “Business Roundtable members, whose companies are among the world’s largest developers and users of AI, are committed to building trust in and acceptance of AI by responsibly developing and deploying these technologies.”
The Roundtable’s comments reference the organization’s Roadmap for Responsible AI (RAI), which outlines principles to guide businesses’ responsible development and use of AI technologies. The Roadmap was released along with a set of policy recommendations as part of the launch of the Business Roundtable RAI Initiative in early 2022.
The filing reads in part:
“… Business Roundtable’s Roadmap includes principles for organizations developing and deploying AI to ensure Americans’ rights and safety are protected at every stage of the AI lifecycle, and that companies’ AI oversight and governance will result in responsible AI deployment:
The Roundtable’s comments also outlined principles for government oversight, which are included in its 2022 policy recommendations.
“To the extent that measures are implemented through government rules, regulations or standards, it is important to remember that the context and corresponding risk levels of AI applications exist in a wide spectrum. As such, requirements should be outcome-focused and take a risk-based approach to avoid over-regulating uses of AI which have no significant impact on individuals or do not pose potential for societal harm. For cases in which government action is necessary to protect people’s rights and security, such action should be consistent and compatible with the following principles:
Additionally, the Roundtable provided examples of how companies are aligning their AI use with the Roadmap’s principles. The comments also underscored the need for a national data privacy law, cited the NIST AI Risk Management Framework as a strong example of public-private partnership and highlighted the importance of public and private investments in a future-ready workforce.
For the full comments, click here.