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Congress Is Not Ready To Deal With An AI Apocalypse

So far, only progressives seem to be heeding the AI industry’s warnings about its potentially dangerous product.

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Congress alarmed by Anthropic employee's warning AI could end humanityA Republican called on Congress to convene a special session on AI guardrails. A Democrat pleaded with his colleagues to "wake up" to an "emergency."

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AI Researcher’s Dire Warning Sparks Calls for Regulation Ahead of MidtermsAI researcher Jacob Coxon warned that AI could "kill us all by the end of the decade." Is that enough to move Congress?

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The House Democrat who’s making AI regulation her No. 1 priorityRep. Lori Trahan passed on a bid for leadership to focus on artificial intelligence policy last week.

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Donalds: States Will Likely Regulate AI Faster than Feds, Need to Protect Kids, Names, Images, Likeness, Human ExperienceDuring the online "Overtime" segment of Friday's broadcast of HBO's "Real Time," Florida gubernatorial nominee Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) said that there | Clips

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AI Models Keep Going Rogue. A Lawmaker Says a 'Kill Switch' Bill Needs To Be Passed In The Next MonthsDemocratic Rep. Ted Lieu urged for the passing of his AI "kill switch" bill following new cases detailing how advanced models are going rogue in testing environments.

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We 'Need Law Enforcement and the Politicians' to Monitor AISunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press," Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said we "need law enforcement and the politicians" to get into the discussion about safeguards and monitoring for artificial intelligence. | Clips

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Bill Gates says AI companies self-regulating isn’t enough and governments should be involved in monitoringBill Gates called for lawmakers in Washington to regulate the development of artificial intelligence, weeks after the CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest AI labs agreed on the need to slow the pace of AI progress.

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Bill Gates Shares Chilling AI PredictionThe Microsoft co-founder was asked about whether the technology is “powerful enough to end all of humanity.”

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Sen. John Kennedy Says He Uses Special Senate Version of ChatGPTSen. John Kennedy has his own special version of ChatGPT -- well, technically the whole Senate does -- and even he doesn't seem totally sure where the information goes.

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Bill Gates tells Ezra Klein AI crossed bio and cyber thresholds this yearBill Gates says AI crossed bio and cyber danger thresholds early this year, and that leaving the industry to regulate itself is 'insane'.

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