R Street Comment on FTC “Policy Statement Addressing AI Accuracy”

R Street has submitted a comment on the proposal. In the comment, R Street argued that the policy statement could open a "Pandora's Box" of algorithmic speech policing. The organization expresses concern that the FTC's approach might lead to widespread regulation of AI outputs.

R Street urged the FTC to focus narrowly on state violations of interstate commerce. The organization recommended that the FTC not regulate how AI companies manipulate system behavior. R Street's position is that regulation of system behavior would amount to speech policing, which it views as beyond the agency's proper scope. Instead, the FTC should limit itself to cases involving state violations of interstate commerce. This narrower focus would, in R Street's view, avoid the problematic implications of broader regulation.

The proposed policy statement addresses AI accuracy. R Street's comment presents an argument against what it sees as overreach by the FTC. The comment does not take a position on whether AI accuracy is a desirable outcome, but rather on how the FTC should approach it. By advocating for a narrow focus on interstate commerce violations, R Street attempts to set boundaries on the FTC's authority. The final content of the policy statement will depend on how the FTC responds to this and other input. The article presents R Street's arguments in response to the FTC's proposal.