Lawmakers Urge Action After AI Researcher’s Dire Warning

Lawmakers in both parties are escalating pleas for legislative action after an AI researcher claimed late Tuesday that unchecked AI models could feasibly destroy the world by the decade's end, and AI developers know it, Politico reports. The warning has intensified bipartisan calls for regulation, though no specific bill has been introduced.

“Lawmakers in both parties are escalating pleas for legislative action after an artificial intelligence researcher claimed late Tuesday that unchecked AI models could feasibly destroy the world by the decade’s end — and AI developers know it,” Politico reports. “While it’s not the first time experts have warned of the existential threats posed by an …