139 | 🍎🍪 AI Nutrition

In today’s Brainyacts:

1. AI as a legal entity

2. AI nutrition labels (make your own)

3. AI copyright victory and more AI model news

4. Biden’s AI order and other related news

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Lead Memo

AI as a legal person

Why AI Deserves a Legal Status, and Why It's a No-Brainer

Alright, let's cut to the chase. We've been dancing around this AI topic for a while now, and it's high time we face the music. Remember when we started treating companies like people, legally speaking? Or did you know that both India and New Zealand have granted rivers their own rights? Yeah, we've been pretty creative in the past, so why are we stalling with AI?

Now, don't get me wrong. President Biden's recent move (see below in AI News) to lay down some ground rules for AI is a step in the right direction. Kudos for that! Making sure high-risk AI gets a safety check before hitting the public? Good call. Setting up guidelines for AI development? Makes sense. And tackling discrimination in algorithms? A big thumbs up.

But here's the catch. While these moves are great and all, they're kind of like putting a band-aid on a much bigger issue. The real question is: Who's responsible when AI messes up? And that's where giving AI a legal status comes into play. If AI had its own legal identity, we wouldn’t be stuck in this blame game every time something goes sideways.

Some critics are already pointing out that Biden's AI rules are a bit... soft. They're saying it’s all show and no bite. And they might have a point. Without real enforcement, these rules could become just fancy words on paper.

Now, let's dive a bit deeper into the whole "legal status for AI" thing. Why bother, right? Well, think about it this way: if AI has its own legal identity, it's not just floating around in this murky gray area anymore. We’d have a clear framework for holding it accountable.

Hold up, if this concept feels a tad familiar, it's because we've been down this road before. Remember when businesses were just these abstract concepts? And then we decided, "Hey, let's treat corporations like people, at least legally speaking." It was genius! By giving businesses legal personhood, we created a structure that allowed us to hold them accountable, deal with liabilities, and set clear rules for operation. It turned out to be a game-changer, streamlining how we interacted with and regulated businesses.

But wait, you say, companies are made up of people who run it. Yes, that is correct. But their roles and obligations are clearly spelled out along with the companies. There is structure. A framework. And an outcome. And guess what? We now have non-human run corporations. Yes, the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).

DAOs are a fresh twist in the world of business models. Picture a company, but ditch the CEO, the boardroom, and the hierarchy. Instead, DAOs run on pre-set rules encoded in blockchain smart contracts, allowing them to operate without centralized leadership. It's democracy on digital steroids, where every decision is made collectively by its members. Now, here's the kicker: some forward-thinking jurisdictions have already granted DAOs legal status. It's a bold testament to the world's willingness to evolve and embrace the next wave of technological innovation.

So, just like we tailored a legal framework for corporations, we can do the same for AI. And just as corporations have responsibilities and rights, AI would too. This isn’t reinventing the wheel; it's taking a proven solution and adapting it for the digital age.

This Lead Memo was inspired and informed by the article “Artificial Intelligence and Interspecifc Law” by Daniel Gervais of Vanderbilt Law School and John Nay of The Center for Legal Informatics at Stanford University, and a Visiting Scholar at Vanderbilt

Spotlight

AI Nutrition Labels

Twilio, a company known for its communication automation services for businesses, unveiled its "AI nutrition labels." These labels meticulously detail how customer data is utilized, the AI models in play, training methods, and optional features. Furthermore, they incorporate a "privacy ladder" to distinguish data usage for internal projects versus training for broader clientele, and whether the data contains personal identifiers.

Twilio is not only implementing this for their services but is also offering an online tool, enabling other enterprises to generate AI nutrition labels tailored to their products. Below is an image representation of the AI nutrition label for a better understanding.

Make your own at: https://nutrition-facts.ai/

Hat tip to Brainyacts reader, Dan Vorhaus, for sharing this with me. Dan is the Chief Corporate Officer & GC at Ostra Health

AI Model Notables

► Midjourney, Stability AI and DeviantArt win a victory in copyright case by artists — but the fight continues

► AI’s proxy war heats up as Google reportedly backs Anthropic with $2B

► ChatGPT Plus members can upload and analyze files (among other things) in the latest beta

News You Can Use:

➭ Biden signs executive order to oversee and invest in AI tech (video) (10 points to know)

➭ People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to reality

➭ UK prepares to host global leaders' gathering on AI

➭ AI government tools now active in the UK

➭ Yann LeCun on how lobbying for AI regulation is abused

➭ Spam is about to get even more terrible

➭ G7 introduces voluntary AI code of conduct

Who is the author, Josh Kubicki?

Some of you know me. Others do not. Here is a short intro. I am a lawyer, entrepreneur, and teacher. I have transformed legal practices and built multi-million dollar businesses. Not a theorist, I am an applied researcher and former Chief Strategy Officer, recognized by Fast Company and Bloomberg Law for my unique work. Through this newsletter, I offer you pragmatic insights into leveraging AI to inform and improve your daily life in legal services.