White House Proposes Regulatory Principles to Govern AI Use

Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Assistant to the President at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios poses prior to the first session of the 2019 Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) at the OECD headquarters in Paris on May 22, 2019. ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images

LAS VEGAS—The White House on Tuesday proposed regulatory principles to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at limiting authorities’ “overreach,” and said it wants European officials to likewise avoid aggressive approaches.

In a fact sheet, the White House said federal agencies should “conduct risk assessment and cost-benefit analyses prior to any regulatory action on AI, with a focus on establishing flexible frameworks rather than one-size-fits-all regulation.”