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Lawmakers Hold Closed Talks on AI, Raising Concerns About Risks

Lawmakers and experts warned that AI could outpace safeguards, threaten national security and require more federal safety research, according to panelists.

  • Rep. James Walkinshaw expressed concern about federal workers using AI chatbots with sensitive government data.
  • Rep. William Timmons questioned if it should be illegal for AI to create pornographic images using someone's likeness.
  • Rep. John McGuire worried that AI might prevent U.S. military forces from taking lethal actions due to moral programming.
  • Rep. Dave Min warned of imminent AI impacts and fears a potential revolution without proactive measures.
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Lawmakers raise concerns about AI at talk with tech execs: 'Engineering our own destruction?'

A congressional subcommittee held a roundtable discussion on the potential of artificial intelligence, but it took a turn toward the existential as each lawmaker aired their anxieties.

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Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of 'destruction' followed

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill conducted a roundtable with leading AI executives and academics to discuss the potential transformative impacts of the technology on American society.

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