Schumer says AI presents both a 'serious problem' and an economic boon
Artificial intelligence is the next technology that could get support — and new guardrails — from the US government, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
Senate Democrats are accelerating discussions about how to respond to the surge in AI technology in a way that replicates a bipartisan act meant support US semiconductor manufacturing, which was signed into law last year. Schumer said that could be the model for assuring US supremacy in AI and countering Chinese advancements.
“Like we helped move the nation forward on chips in a good way that will help American jobs, the American economy and the American people, we're going to try to do the same type of stuff on AI,” Schumer said in a brief interview.
Artificial intelligence has been a focus of research for years, from Silicon Valley to the Pentagon and globally. But the November debut of OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT sent competitors rushing to release their own versions — and critics warning that the products risk regurgitating inaccurate and harmful results, and could lead to the development of AI systems that can not be easily controlled.
Schumer said lawmakers are speaking with “a large cross-section of people,” including Eric Schmidt, former chief executive officer of Google. Schumer described the effort as in its initial stages but an important priority.
“We have to do something. This is a very very serious problem and issue before the country,” Schumer said. “We don't want to let China get ahead of us, but at the same time, we've got to make sure there's safety and protection.”
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The New York Democrat's consideration of potential AI regulation was reported earlier by Axios.
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