How will AI large language models shape the future? And what is the right regulatory approach to this rapidly-changing technology area? These questions are the focus of an inquiry by the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, which invited Professor Neil Lawrence to contribute to an evidence session on 12 September 2023. Giving evidence alongside Ian Hogarth (Frontier AI Taskforce), Dr Jean Innes (Alan Turing Institute and Ben Brooks (Stability AI), Professor Lawrence spoke about the opportunities provided by advances in AI and the policy frameworks needed to ensure responsible technology development. 

“We’ve got a real moment of steerage here”, Professor Lawrence explained, noting that technical capabilities, business models, and regulatory interventions can shape AI development “these are very complex problems. We need to be wary of simple answers or solutions, because we know they don’t work.”

Watch the full evidence session at this link: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/d3aca5dd-31d2-4f72-af7d-95a4c9933d66 

This was the first evidence session of the Committee’s inquiry, which will continue through the autumn. You can read more about the inquiry here: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7827/large-language-models/