Meanwhile, the leaders of the Judiciary’s subcommittee on technology and privacy — Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo. — plan to hold their third hearing on AI oversight and regulations, featuring leaders from Microsoft and powerhouse chipmaker Nvidia.for its forthcoming legislation, simply named the U.S.
“If we don’t do anything, AI is going to move forward without us and the dangers could be maximized and the opportunities could be minimized. And so this is going to be one of the most important sessions if you will, that Congress has had,” Schumer told reporters. The forums, a novel approach, are needed because AI is “so unique. It is broad and deep. It’s going to affect every aspect of society. It is constantly changing and it is very complicated.
“We want to make sure that, first of all, not when we make AI policy but if we make AI policy, that we’re listening to not only the high-profile, very wealthy people on the front lines but also the innovators that are doing things behind the scenes that we don’t even know about,” Lummis said.