Consumer Groups Call on Washington and Brussels to Regulate AI Tech

A coalition of consumer advocacy groups in the European Union and the United States called on their governments to develop regulations for generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. These groups are concerned about AI tech that power tools like ChatGPT are developing so quickly that consumers’ rights may be grievously harmed if state regulators fail to get involved. The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), a coalition of consumer groups in the EU and North America, sent letters on June 21, to government leaders, out of concern that the rapid development and adoption of generative AI is rapidly outpacing legislative and regulatory action and could leave “leave consumers unprotected in the meantime.”...