The Utah Department of Commerce has launched the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy (OAIP).
According to the Department of Commerce, the OAIP is studying the concerns surrounding the developing AI industry and will learn how the state can best regulate AI effectively.
Specifically, the new AI Policy Office’s Learning Lab will assess areas where improved AI policies can clear regulatory burdens for AI companies and protect the public from potential harm. The Learning Lab will then engage with companies, stakeholders, and experts to test policy ideas and ultimately make policy recommendations to the legislature.
State leadership also said the new office will be where innovative companies can negotiate with state leaders to create regulatory mitigation agreements to launch their products with more regulatory certainty responsibly.
“The design of the AI Lab allows us to be agile, react to market conditions as new issues arise, and address policy problems in real time to the extent that resources allow,” the Department of Commerce said in a press release. “Whether we’re talking about privacy, education, healthcare, or any other part of our lives that AI impacts, the Lab’s mission is to convene these conversations and bring stakeholders together so we can ‘get it right.’”
