How Utah’s AI policy office is laying the foundation for governance

Zachary Boyd, director of the Utah Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy, said in a recent interview that he’s trying to “lay the foundations for AI governance.” His office doesn’t regulate or enforce AI policy, but acts as “a developer of legal frameworks” and “manager of pilot” projects in the private sector. Boyd said he thinks successful AI policy will come from including many different types of stakeholders and focusing on “what went wrong, not who did wrong.” “Our philosophy is that no one is going to have the whole answer,” he said, “and we have to be bold and put out some attempts first, but then also be listening really carefully to understand the consequences of our decisions and make modifications rapidly.”

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