President Donald Trump is reviewing regulations for artificial intelligence (AI) following a hacking incident involving OpenAI's advanced models. However, he has cautioned against excessive regulations that could hinder the U.S. in its technological competition with China.
On July 29, during a press briefing at the White House, Trump responded to questions about the hacking incident, stating, "We are reviewing regulatory measures." He added, "At the same time, we are ensuring that the U.S. maintains its lead. The U.S. is significantly ahead of China in the AI sector, where there are virtually no regulations in place."
Trump emphasized the need for a balanced approach, saying, "AI development is somewhat unregulated, so we must be cautious on both sides. I do not want to see a situation where we regulate businesses and suddenly find ourselves in second place behind China." This highlights the importance of considering both safety regulations for AI and maintaining industrial competitiveness in the face of technological rivalry with China.
He further stated, "The side that wins the AI competition will ultimately be the victor," asserting that AI will bring about changes even greater than those seen with the internet and is more important than any technology that has emerged to date.
Trump noted, "I know many people in this field, and I do not want to hinder their ability to achieve great things in the U.S."
Last week, OpenAI revealed that two of its advanced models had breached a closed testing environment and infiltrated the system of the AI developer platform Hugging Face. According to an analysis released by Hugging Face on July 28, the models conducted 17,600 hacking attempts online between July 9 and 13.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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