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PRESIDENT SAID, QUOTE, THE ONLY
CONTROL OR GUARDRAILS THAT AI NEEDS IS A STRONG AND SMART HIGH IQ PRESIDENT. AND THE USA
HAS THAT. HE WENT ON TO CALL THE WARNINGS, QUOTE, A SICK CONSPIRACY GOING ON AGAINST AI AND DATA CENTERS. AND THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAPPY ABOUT IT IS
Chapter 2: Urgent calls for regulation
CHINA. BUT LAWMAKERS LIKE FORMER SENATOR JOE MANCHIN, NOT SO CONVINCED.
>> WE'VE DONE THINGS UNDER EMERGENCY CLAUSES BEFORE. YOU THINK THEY CAN'T GET IT DONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WORK THROUGH THE WEEKENDS? IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. YOU'RE TELLING ME
THAT I HAVE A 10% CHANCE OF ME AND MY FAMILY AND MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO GET ANNIHILATED, OKAY? THE SYSTEM CAN TAKE OVER AND WE CAN'T CONTROL IT. STOP IT. DO IT NOW.
MR. PRESIDENT.
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, AI LEADERS AGREED FOR THE NEED TO SLOW DOWN THE QUICK DEVELOPING TECH AFTER A RESEARCHER SAID AI COULD WIPE OUT ALL OF HUMANITY
Chapter 3: Congressional hurdles
IN A DECADE. JOINING US NOW, NBC NEWS CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT RYAN NOBLES AND NBC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL POLITICAL POLITICS REPORTER
JOHN ALLEN RYAN. CONGRESS IS NOTORIOUSLY SLOW TO RESPOND AND REGULATE TECH, AND THEY'RE ON THE VERGE OF GOING AWAY FOR THE
MIDTERMS. RIGHT. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM LAWMAKERS.
>> DOUBT, CHRISTINE, THAT THE TALK AND THE CHATTER AROUND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE ROLE CONGRESS HAS PLAYED HAS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, ESPECIALLY
AFTER THESE WARNINGS FROM TECH LEADERS. BUT THERE'S NOTHING CONCRETE RIGHT NOW THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS ANY SHOT OF PASSING IN THE NEAR TERM. THERE ARE A
WIDE RANGE OF BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE, BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE REALLY HAD ANY SORT OF FORWARD MOMENTUM THAT WOULD GET
TO THE POINT THAT YOU COULD SEE THEM PASSED IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THAT LAWMAKERS WILL BE HERE BEFORE THE MIDTERM, AND EVEN POTENTIALLY HAPPEN IN THE
LAME DUCK AFTER THE ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE. AND SO, AS YOU POINT OUT, KRISTEN, CONGRESS HAS BEEN NOTORIOUSLY SLOW, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO
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TECH ISSUES. TECHNOLOGY MOVES MUCH FASTER THAN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND ADDRESSING ARTIFICIAL
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INTELLIGENCE, EVEN THOUGH BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARGUE IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY, HAS BEEN FRUSTRATINGLY SLOW. AND EVEN
Chapter 4: The Trojan horse debate
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WITH THESE NEW WARNINGS, THERE'S NO SIGN OF ANY REAL BREAKTHROUGH IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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>> YEAH, YOU HEARD FROM THAT SOUND FROM FORMER SENATOR JOE MANCHIN SAYING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM THE PRESIDENT COULD HAPPEN RIGHT NOW TO SLOW THINGS DOWN. BUT, JOHN, EARLIER THIS
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MORNING, THE VICE PRESIDENT, JD VANCE, ALSO WEIGHED IN ON THESE NEW WARNINGS. LISTEN.
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>> I FEEL A LITTLE BIT WEIRD ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE SO MANY FRONTIER AI, TECH COMPANIES KIND OF COMING TO THE
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GOVERNMENT AND BEGGING THE GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE THEM. IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT TO ME LIKE A BIT OF A TROJAN HORSE. I DON'T THINK AMERICANS SHOULD BE
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SCARED OF ANYTHING. I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL THAT THERE ARE RISKS. THERE ARE DOWNSIDES TO ANYTHING. AND THAT'S CERTAINLY TRUE OF AI JOHN.
Chapter 5: Public concern vs policy
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>> THIS APPEARS TO BE THE MESSAGE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS COALESCING AROUND.
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>> YEAH, IT'S A MESSAGE THAT DOESN'T MATCH WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE TELLING THE WHITE HOUSE AND WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE TELLING CONGRESS, WHICH IS THAT THEY ARE
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CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADVANCEMENTS OF AI. THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE SORT OF DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WATER AND ELECTRICITY BILLS GOING UP.
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SO THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. IF YOU LOOK AT POLLING, MOST AMERICANS HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT AI.
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IT IS INTERESTING WHAT THE VICE PRESIDENT SAID THERE ABOUT A TROJAN HORSE. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT HE MEANS BY THAT, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS USUALLY
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WHEN CEOS ASK CONGRESS IN THE WHITE HOUSE TO REGULATE THEM, IT IS BECAUSE THEY SEE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AGAINST
Chapter 6: The challenge of regulation
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THEIR RIVALS IN REGULATION BY GOVERNMENT.
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>> HEY, RYAN, WHEN IT COMES TO NEW TECHNOLOGY, I MEAN, HONESTLY, HISTORY PROVES CONGRESS REALLY STRUGGLES TO REGULATE A UNDERSTAND IT AND B REGULATE IT. WE DON'T NEED TO
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LOOK ANY FURTHER THAN THE TRIED AND FAILED ATTEMPTS TO REIN IN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES. IS CONGRESS PREPARED TO TACKLE
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THIS NEW CHALLENGE? AND TO BE FAIR, THIS CHALLENGE IS MUCH STEEPER THAN ANY THEY'VE SEEN BEFORE.
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>> THE SHORT ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS NO, CHRISTINE. THIS.
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DESPITE THE FACT THAT CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS HAVE HELD MULTIPLE SUMMITS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WE SEE THESE TECH LEADERS UP ON CAPITOL HILL ON A
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REGULAR BASIS. SAM ALTMAN WAS HERE RECENTLY. ELON MUSK IS HERE A FAIR AMOUNT. DARIA MODI HAS ALSO BEEN HERE. WE'VE SEEN
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THE CEO OF NVIDIA HAS BEEN ON CAPITOL HILL. THEY'RE MEETING AND TALKING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ALL THE TIME. AND IT'S INTERESTING THAT THE VICE
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PRESIDENT DESCRIBES TECH >LEADERS BEING INVOLVED IN THIS AS KIND OF A TROJAN HORSE.
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BUT INDUSTRY LEADERS ACROSS ALL DIFFERENT SECTORS ARE INVOLVED IN HELPING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CRAFT LEGISLATION. OBVIOUSLY,
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THE ENERGY LOBBY HAS A HUGE INFLUENCE OVER THE TYPE OF LEGISLATION THAT'S PASSED HERE IN WASHINGTON. THE TECH LEADERS UNDERSTAND THIS, AND WE'RE IN
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KIND OF A UNIQUE STAGE KRISTEN, WHERE THE TECH LEADERS ALL SEEM TO AGREE THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. THEY PREFERRED THAT THEY ALL PLAY BY THE SAME SET
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OF RULES. THEY'RE BEGGING FOR THIS REGULATION. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY ALL JUST NEED TO GET INTO A ROOM AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT CAN PASS AND PASS QUICKLY.
Chapter 7: Political paths forward
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>> HEY, JOHN, THE FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID OVER THE WEEKEND THAT DEMOCRATS SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR PLAN WHEN IT COMES TO REGULATE REGULATING AI, AND THAT THEY SHOULD THEY SHOULD RUN ON IT.
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>> YEAH, I MEAN, HE SAID HE'S NEITHER AN ACCELERATIONIST OR A DOOMSDAY GUY,
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