Musk, Zuckerberg Set to Attend Schumer's Forum on Future of AI
Senator Chuck Schumer plans to bring together several technology industry chiefs to discuss the ramifications of artificial intelligence, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who have been discussing whether to bring their rivalry to a cage match.
Others attending the closed-door meeting on Sept. 13 are Sundar Pichai, the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc.'s Google; Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella; Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, according to Schumer's office.
The gathering, which was reported earlier Monday by Axios, is intended as the first of Schumer's AI Insight Forums, and part of his strategy to give Congress more influence over the future of AI as it takes on a growing role in the professional and personal lives of Americans.
Meta Platforms Inc., of which Zuckerberg is CEO, declined to comment. Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc. and owner of X, previously known as Twitter, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Schumer, in a June speech, rolled out a policy framework to aid lawmakers as they work to begin regulating artificial intelligence, saying that Congress should promote American innovation while protecting consumers from dangers posed by the technology. Industry leaders are urging new safeguards to curb the threat AI poses to millions of jobs and to national security.
He said in the address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington that principles should guide policymaking, including promoting democratic values and US innovation, addressing copyright and misinformation concerns, and ensuring national and economic security. Schumer's framework came after months of discussions with industry leaders, academics and others.
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