As AI has continued to capture the public imagination, prominent developers, such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, have called for the creation of a regulatory regime in the form of a new AI licensing agency. Licensing AI promises to be impractical and anti-competitive, and it is not the answer for AI regulation. However, the licensing proposal does suggest some related answers: There must be technical and behavioral standards for the development and operation of AI tools, and there must be a dedicated regulator to develop and enforce those standards.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/licensing-ai-is-not-the-answer-but-it-contains-the-answers
