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Washington scrambles to meet calls for AI guardrails while the window to act closes
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Washington is scrambling to address renewed fears over artificial intelligence, as leading U.S. companies sound the alarm over technology they say is advancing beyond their control.
Key facts
- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday said on ABC's "This Week" that Democrats would meet on Tuesday to discuss AI guardrails
- The House should return to Washington immediately and remain in session until Congress advances meaningful, bipartisan AI safeguards," the letter, obtained by CNBC, read
- Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday
- Yesterday's commentary by AI industry leaders should be heeded as a bright flashing red light telling the President and Congress they need to act now to regulate and rein in AI development
Summary
"Dr. Frankenstein is telling us the monster is escaping; help us stop this," said Sen. The push for action on AI safeguards comes after a researcher resigned from Anthropic and warned that the technology could "kill us all by the end of the decade. "Yesterday's commentary by AI industry leaders should be heeded as a bright flashing red light telling the President and Congress they need to act now to regulate and rein in AI development," Pennsylvania Gov. The events have left Washington, which has done little to regulate AI since the technology emerged, with its back against the wall as the rapidly growing industry looks increasingly dangerous.