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California Democrat: ‘We need to have a safety stand-down with AI’

Rep. George Whitesides (D-Calif.) said Monday that the U.S. needs "a safety stand-down" on AI, telling NewsNation's Blake Burman on "The Hill" that he is "setting out a vision for how we need to develop AI." Whitesides' call comes amid growing demands for AI regulation from both the tech industry and members of Congress.

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Rep. George Whitesides (D-Calif.) on Monday said that the U.S. needs “a safety stand-down” regarding AI amid growing calls for regulation coming from both the tech industry and members of Congress. “I’m setting out a vision for how we need to develop AI,” Whitesides told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill.” “I think we need,…

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