Instead, she injected something genuinely new and exciting into the discussion, by proposing that the labor and privacy controversies in AI could be tackled using her existing regulatory authority under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA5).
Chair Khan has made extensive use of these powers during her first term as chair, for example, by banning noncompetes and taking action on online privacy.
In proposing that Section 5 could be used to regulate AI training, Chair Khan is opening the door to addressing these issues head-on. The FTC Act gives the FTC the power to craft specific, fit-for-purpose rules and guidance that can protect Americans' consumer, privacy, labor, and other rights.
#ftc-chair-lina-khan #regulation-of-ai #privacy-concerns #labor-rights #section-5-of-the-federal-trade-commission-act
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