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Companies warn AI needs to be reined in. Congress isn’t sure what its role should be

Top AI executives are calling for a slowdown of AI advances — but Congress isn’t sure how, if at all, to step in.

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Salt Lake City Deseret News· Sep 16, 10:00 AMCompanies warn AI needs to be reined in. Congress isn’t sure what its role should be

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Congress faces AI test as debate explodes over industry regulationDemocrats generally favor a heavier-handed approach than Republicans, but lawmakers are all over the map on this policy arena even within their own parties.

Washington Examiner20d agoWhole story →

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Leaders’ AI warnings hit logjamWASHINGTON -- The technology industry's increasingly urgent warnings about the potential harm of artificial intelligence are slamming into political intransigence in Washington, offering a fresh test of the federal government's willingness and ability to confront what may become a defining issue of the era.

Arkansas Online20d agoWhole story →

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Blumenthal says public concern over AI is reaching a turning pointThe Connecticut Democrat acknowledged rising anxiety over artificial intelligence and urged lawmakers to channel public concern into concrete policy.

POLITICO20d agoWhole story →

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Top AI companies are asking for supervision. Here's why Congress might not give it to them.As the artificial intelligence lobby warms to mandatory independent audits, critics warn of conflicts of interest and "regulatory capture."

POLITICO20d agoWhole story →

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New York wants to go bigger on AI regulation - before its first law even takes effectGov. Kathy Hochul and key policymakers believe the lack of action by the Trump administration means they must fill the void.

POLITICO20d agoWhole story →

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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

Breitbart News Network8d agoWhole story →

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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.”

The Daily Beast7d agoWhole story →

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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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