DOJ official downplays antitrust concerns over AI safety development
A senior official from the Justice Department clarified that recent discussions among artificial intelligence companies to slow their development do not appear to be anticompetitive, especially regarding cybersecurity cooperation. Associate attorney General Stanley Woodward indicated that the DOJ is considering updating guidance on cybersecurity collaboration but emphasized that coordination to ensure safety and cybersecurity does not necessarily require regulatory oversight. The article also includes promotional content for the Washington Examiner, highlighting subscription offers and encouraging readers to stay informed with their news coverage and analysis.
A senior Justice Department official on Thursday sought to clarify emerging antitrust questions surrounding artificial intelligence companies’ calls to slow development of the technology, saying cooperation on cybersecurity does not appear anticompetitive.
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said at Fordham University in New York that the DOJ is reviewing whether to update existing guidance on cybersecurity cooperation. But he stopped short of saying that firms merely coordinating to pace the safety and cybersecurity parameters of their products should require any DOJ oversight.
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