Ted Cruz Says U.S. Can’t Slow AI Growth: ‘I’d Rather They Be American Killer Robots!’

Ted Cruz Makes Bizarre AI Prediction As Experts Sound The Alarm

The Republican senator’s comments follow increasingly dire warnings from within the AI industry about the technology's potential dangers.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz: "If killer robots are going to appear, I'd rather they were American killer robots than Chinese ones."

Republican Senator Ted Cruz: "If killer robots are going to appear, I'd rather they were American killer robots than Chinese ones. "– But now there is a whole bipartisan chorus of voices, both Republicans and Democrats, who say: "Wait, we need to take...

Ted Cruz Says U.S. Can’t Slow AI Growth: ‘I’d Rather They Be American Killer Robots!’

Screenshot via @politico on X Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued that slowing the growth of artificial intelligence in the U.S. would be an “impossible endeavor,” declaring that if AI produces “killer robots,” he’d “rather they be American killer robots!” His comments, in a snippet of an interview by Politico’s Dasha Burns that’s set to be released on Friday, come just days after former Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon quit the company and issued a …

Ted Cruz: AI Researcher’s Warning Is “Scary As Hell”

Inside Congress reports: The Senate Commerce Committee could take up artificial intelligence regulation after the chamber returns to Washington next week, Sen. Ted Cruz said. “We need substantially more regulation when it comes to AI,” the Texas Republican, who chairs the committee overseeing the fast-evolving technology, said in an interview for POLITICO’s “The Conversation” with … The post Ted Cruz: AI Researcher’s Warning Is “Scary As Hell” a…