AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 11: (L-R) Kevin Roose and Jonathan Kanter speak onstage at the 2023 SXSW Conference and Festival on March 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Photo: Travis P Ball/Getty Images.
U.S. Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter told a crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas that his agency is paying close attention to the hot field of artificial intelligence.
What they're saying: "We use the term [artificial intelligence] as if it's a very narrow category, but these are just tools," Kanter said during a taping for the New York Times' "Hard Fork" podcast.
The intrigue: Kanter spoke during a South by Southwest festival utterly gripped by the AI craze, with dozens of panels and events claiming to be showing attendees the future of AI.
Be smart: The government moves slow, industry moves faster and AI has been traveling at hyperspeed. But Kanter, known for his aggressive antitrust cases against Google, is offering a warning that the growth and application of AI won't escape regulatory scrutiny.
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