Washington DC – Lawmakers raised a range of concerns about artificial intelligence after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a Senate subcommittee that he was aware of the problems artificial intelligence technology could pose erupted.
“The overall risk is to allow China to win the AI race because, apparently, China will use its technology to advance its goals of global ambition and export a complete techno-totalitarian model of domination. It’s going to be a nightmare and it will make Orwell blush,” Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher said. “Another risk is that we cannot maintain control over the technology and for some reason it escapes our control.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that he has concerns about the potential of artificial intelligence. (Senate Judiciary)
Altman testified Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee that AI could be used to create “one-on-one interactive disinformation,” which could have “significant employment implications.” said he was most concerned about March, Altman told ABC News. He said he was concerned about AI being “developed by authoritarian governments”.
AI can ‘kill us’, but some members of Congress don’t even know how to log in to Facebook, lawmakers say
“When people like him and people like Elon Musk come forward and say, ‘This is dangerous territory, we should stop,’ we really take a step back and ask ourselves what we are really doing for society. We need to think about what we’re doing to “the future of mankind,” said Florida Congressman Anna Paulina Luna.
![Rep. Anna Paulina Luna interviews with the US Capitol dome in the background.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/05/640/320/IMG_2032.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said she was concerned that AI wouldn’t be able to learn empathy. (FOX News Digital/John Michael Larsch)
Rep. Kat Cammack said he was concerned about political bias in OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and made the point with Altman at Monday’s AI briefing. He told Fox News that the tech chief said the chatbot is open-minded and “50% Republican, 50% Democrat.”
Lawmakers voice concerns about AI:
See more FOX News digital originals here
“Yet when I asked, [ChatGPT] Kamack told Fox News, “I asked him to write a poem about Donald Trump and he said he couldn’t do it because Donald Trump is a controversial politician. When I asked him to write a poem about it, he gave me a passionate explanation of four stanzas.” . “
Altman responded by calling the issue “embarrassing” and worrying, according to a Florida Republican.
![Rep. Kat Kamack looks at the camera while crossing the street at the Capitol.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/05/640/320/IMG_2029.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Rep. Kat Kamack told Fox News that she is concerned about bias in AI. (FOX News Digital/John Michael Larsch)
The CEO also said at the subcommittee hearing that he hopes Congress will find an effective way to regulate AI.
Congressman Jamal Bowman agreed, saying Congress needed to act. He argues that the technology has guardrails in place and that the federal government should consider developing its own AI.
Developer Develops First Amendment Pro-AI To Counter CHATGPT’s “Political Motivation”
“I think the federal government should play a role in developing AI that will help the American people,” a New York Democrat told Fox News. “Government agencies need to bring AI under their wing. “
But some lawmakers believe regulating the technology could threaten American Airlines’ AI dominance and should consider other options.
![Congressman Jamal Bowman outside the US Capitol](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/05/640/320/IMG_2031.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Congressman Jamal Bowman has proposed that the US government should develop its own AI. (FOX News Digital/John Michael Larsch)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
“At the very least, we need to ensure that U.S. investors – investors like Sequoia – aren’t allowed to pour money into Chinese AI companies like Baidu and broader tech companies like Tencent,” Gallagher said. said Mr. “We are accelerating our own destruction.”
Fellow Republican Luna said, “Even if the U.S. introduced regulations, there are still countries that are pursuing them.”
Click here to hear what your legislators have to say.
Isabel McDonnell contributed to this video.