While there is a growing consensus on the challenges of artificial intelligence and the opportunities it offers, there is less agreement over exactly what sort of guardrails are needed. What instruments can unlock the technology’s promise while mitigating its risks? Across the globe, myriad initiatives attempt to steer AI in socially desirable directions. These approaches come in different shapes and sizes and include ethics principles, technical standards, and legislation. While no universal strategy is likely to emerge, certain patterns stand out amid the diversity—patterns that constitute a thickening web of AI norms. They offer hints as to what it might mean to govern this evolving technology intelligently.Read More