Gallego on AI leaders backing slowdown: ‘Akin to Dr. Frankenstein telling us “The monster is loose”’

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) called for more artificial intelligence regulation after tech leaders pressed for slowing the technology's development, telling CNN's Jake Tapper that the situation is "akin to Dr. Frankenstein telling us 'The monster is loose.'" Gallego argued AI differs from prior technologies because it can make autonomous decisions, saying "Previous tech could not make a decision to kill us.

Sen. Ruben Gallego D-Ariz. pushed for more artificial intelligence regulation in the wake of tech leaders pressing for slowing down the technology’s development. “This isn’t previous tech. Previous tech could not make a decision to kill us, right? When we turned on the internet, it did not have autonomy, right?” Gallego told CNN’s Jake Tapper…