Pundit ClaimsAI claims by Gary Marcus and Ed Zitron, with the evidence

US AI policy is a clumsy mess. Here’s what to do about it.

We recorded 3 claims from this post. 1 was checked against evidence. 2 can’t be checked. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (3)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “That’s not good for anyone, businesses or consumers.”

    Our reading: The situation of many US AI bills without anything that feels like a coherent AI policy is not good for anyone, businesses or consumers.

    No horizon

    Scope: anyone, businesses or consumers

  2. Assessment: SupportedSaid

    Observation

    “The US has 1,200 AI bills (roughly 150 enacted into law), but nothing that feels like a coherent AI policy.”

    Our reading: The US has 1,200 AI bills, roughly 150 of them enacted into law, but nothing that feels like a coherent AI policy.

    No horizon Evidence as of

    Limitation: The verdict depends on reading the abbreviated post with its linked context.

  3. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Forecast

    “Might sound nerdy, but the alternative, to which we are headed, is poorly considered chaos.”

    Our reading: Without a coherent framework, US AI policy is headed toward poorly considered chaos.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: without a coherent framework for AI legislation