Sen. Bernie Sanders decried Washington on Tuesday for failing to regulate artificial intelligence, including the advanced models that AI researchers, tech executives and safety advocates warn pose an existential risk to humanity.
“Congress under both Democratic and Republican control has been asleep at the wheel,” the Vermont independent said at the Pro-Human Assembly in D.C. “And we now have a president whose ignorance regarding this issue is truly embarrassing.”
President Donald Trump has repeatedly brushed aside concerns of catastrophic risks from AI, saying the U.S. should instead focus on maintaining its competitive edge over China. On…
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