{"id":265,"date":"2023-12-21T17:52:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T17:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/?p=265"},"modified":"2023-12-21T17:52:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T17:52:47","slug":"getting-ai-safety-back-on-track-despite-tight-budgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/?p=265","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Getting AI Safety Back on Track Despite Tight Budgets&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/output1-73.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><i>&#8220;America\u2019s Big AI Safety Plan Faces a Budget Crunch&#8221;<\/i><\/h6>\n<p>\n&#8220;Last July, the White House unveiled its grand plan to protect America from the dangers of artificial intelligence. The report, called &#8216;The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan,&#8217; was more than 50 pages of high-minded rhetoric with real purpose: to define the future of American AI.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If anyone thought the new age of robots would bring a brave new world of government funding, the sobering realization has quickly set in \u2013 begging for money in Silicon Valley may be easier. Not to underestimate the grand eloquence of a government report, but when it comes to the execution part, it seems like &#8220;The National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan&#8221; might possibly register a solid &#8216;meh&#8217; on the interest scale.<\/p>\n<p>Reading between the lines of a 50-page report sprinkled with lofty promises, it becomes clear that while there&#8217;s plenty of enthusiasm for AI, the enthusiasm for actually funding it is suspiciously lacking. The road to AI domination, it seems, is chock-full of budgetary obstacles and, let&#8217;s be real, a glaring lack of dollar signs.<\/p>\n<p>No doubt, the Plan is brimming with well-intentioned ideas on artificial intelligence safety, foreseeing a future where AI technology is ethically aligned and socially responsible, direct from robotic utopia. But good intentions don\u2019t pay the bills, do they?<\/p>\n<p>Now, when confronted with a reality that comprises juggling between prioritization and availability, trade-offs become inevitable. It\u2019s all fun and games until the financial realities wedge themselves into the narrative, then the bureaucratic nightmare ensues. Cue a vicious cycle of &#8216;AI Winter&#8217; fears \u2013 longer development times, decreased investor confidence, slowed technological advances. All this thanks to a curious lack of \u2013 drum roll \u2013 money!<\/p>\n<p>Turns out, governmental policy writing can be a groundbreaking revelation of administrative apathy toward executing its own promises. And so, despite the noble ambitions of the Plan, the path forward remains less than clear, thanks to a classic conundrum of modern governance \u2013 great vision, scarce resources, and perhaps an oversight in value for execution.<\/p>\n<p>But hey, at least the report looks shiny on the bookshelf. Meanwhile, the AI industry will continue to cha-cha with the dance of haphazard funding, hoping the melody turns more favorable in future. After all, the technologists are here to innovate while the bureaucrats are busy justifying the &#8216;mightier&#8217; allocations of the federal budget. <\/p>\n<p>Such is the plight of America&#8217;s AI safety \u2013 hostage to the whims of cumbersome fiscal planning and a grim reminder of the classic &#8220;put your money where your mouth is&#8221; adage \u2013 turns out, it&#8217;s applicable even in the realm of cutting-edge technology. <\/p>\n<p>Dare to dream, sure. But remember to bring your wallet.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/americas-ai-safety-plan-budget-crunch\/\">Read the original article here: https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/americas-ai-safety-plan-budget-crunch\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Brimming with eloquent promises, the National AI Plan performs a mesmerizing cha-cha with haphazard funding, demonstrating budgetary struggles can tango even with cutting-edge technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":264,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","bwp-masonry-item","bwp-col-3"],"acf":[],"_wp_page_template":null,"_edit_lock":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevoiceofworldcontrol.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}