Opinion: Governments and industry must balance ethical concerns in the race for AI dominance

Protectionism, nationalism and racism undoubtedly play roles in concerns over technology consumption and adoption. The CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, recently testified before United States senators that AI "could go quite wrong" and his company wanted to "work with the government to prevent that from happening." Privacy concerns about AI are widespread. Along with temporary bans of ChatGPT in Italy, some private organizations have started to restrict its use. These concerns are not limited to ChatGPT, either. Studies have also demonstrated that WeChat — the most-used social app in China — incorporates censorship algorithms. TikTok has similarly been…