Regulating Under Uncertainty: Governance Options for Generative AI

About the Report

Although innovation in AI has occurred for many decades, the two years since the release of ChatGPT have been marked by an exponential rise in development and attention to the technology. Unsurprisingly, governmental policy and regulation has lagged behind the fast pace of technological development. Nevertheless, a wealth of laws, both proposed and enacted, have emerged around the world.

The title of this report – “Regulating under Uncertainty. Governance Options for Generative AI” – seeks to convey the unprecedented position of governments as they confront the regulatory challenges AI poses. Regulation is both urgently needed and unpredictable. It also may be counterproductive, if not done well. However, governments cannot wait until they have perfect and complete information before they act, because doing so may be too late to ensure that the trajectory of technological development does not lead to existential or unacceptable risks. The goal of this report is to present all of the options that are “on the table” now with the hope that all stakeholders can begin to establish best practices through aggressive information sharing. The risks and benefits of AI will be felt across the entire world. It is critical that the different proposals emerging are assembled in one place so that policy proponents can learn from one another and move ahead in a cooperative fashion