Global AI Governance: US Leads UN Resolution, Amazon’s Major Investment, and EU’s AI Act

Explore the United States' pioneering UN resolution on AI, aiming for safe and equitable global AI use. Delve into Amazon's $4 billion investment in AI startup Anthropic, highlighting the competitive AI landscape. Understand the implications of the EU's AI Act, setting a global precedent for AI regulation. Plus, Reid Hoffman's insights on potential conflicts of interest in AI policy-making. This episode offers a comprehensive look at the evolving global AI governance and its impact on innovation and ethics.

Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/un-artificial-intelligence-resolution-rules-governance-goals-b442f2701139780526b34ba0527e9425
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/22/amazon-anthropic-ai-investment
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/22/linkedin-co-founder-reid-hoffman-donald-trump-elon-musks-conflict-of-interest-in-setting-ai-policies/
https://apnews.com/article/ai-act-european-union-chatbots-155157e2be2e42d0f1acca33983d8c82

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:43) US spearheads first UN resolution on artificial intelligence
(00:03:56) Amazon doubles down on AI startup Anthropic with $4bn investment
(00:07:51) LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman warns against Elon Musk’s ‘conflict of interest’ in setting AI policies
(00:11:29) Europe's AI Act: How does it work and what happens next?