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Rep. Subramanyam Says Tech Leaders Warned Him A Decade Ago About AI Risks

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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) says AI leaders warned him of the then-new technology’s risks during a meeting ten years ago when he was a technology policy advisor to President Barack Obama. He says he met with leaders who told him that there will be “dire consequences” if no safeguards were established and “massive implication” globally if there is no action. He then lists how AI today has become more sophisticated, including AI models being able to “wreak havoc,” and says, “Stuff that was theoretical ten years ago is now happening. He also says previously proposed solutions, such as AI companies…

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Freedom Tech DC to Convene Policymakers, Industry Leaders on AI, Data Centers, Energy and the Future of Money

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Freedom Tech DC, an invite-only policy summit, will convene members of Congress, including Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.); technology, finance and energy industry leaders such as Block CEO Jack Dorsey; and experts and policymakers such as Patrick Witt, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets at the White House, Sept. 22-23 at the National Press Club and PubKey in Washington, D.C. The summit will tackle the nation’s most pressing emergingRead More

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