Generative AI has officially entered the chat and it has brought with it all sorts of new questions and complications about how it can be used and abused to make AI use safe and ethical for everyday use, lawmakers, creators and users may all have to work together before the technology outpaces us all. The Biden Harris administration has introduced *** number of guidelines around the use of AI. There's the executive order which provides standards for safety while fostering innovation. There's the blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, which, by the way, is *** white paper, not *** binding piece of government policy. There's AI.gov, which includes job listings in the field, and the National AI advisory Committee, which is tasked with advising the president on all things AI. And that's just at the national level. Many states have proposed or even enacted legislation as well. The Biden administration materials appeared to be an optimistic and cautious approach to dealing with AI while aspiring to protect those who use it or whose data is used by it every day. The use of AI has global implications as well. The EU has passed an act outlining its approach to AI, and there have been *** few summits between countries that typically haven't found common ground. What are some of the issues these policies attempt to prevent? Some have begun to question the quality of data going into shaping AI for public use, citing embedded biases in gender and ethnicity for AI generated content, which could make using AI for non-discriminatory hiring practices *** potential challenge. To make matters worse, generative AI makes the creation of deep fakes significantly easier. Victims of deep fakes have had to advocate for themselves in *** legal arena that's still unformed. For instance, at *** high school in New Jersey, girls were targets of cyber bullying via AI created nude photos and videos. They were left without any direct recourse. Then there's the questions around copyright, creativity, academic integrity, disinformation, misinformation, and fraud, and perhaps some areas we humans haven't even yet foreseen. Even though legal action for AI related crimes could take time, legislation is in the works. *** bipartisan task force in the US House is working on ways to add guardrails to AI use, like increased civil and criminal punishments for crimes committed with AI, such as imitating someone's voice. Another potential model for the US could mimic the EU's AI Act, which hits companies with financial penalties for violating the policies. As AI becomes increasingly commonplace, legislators will need to work even faster to outline its limits for public use.