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Thune: Legislation to regulate AI needs to have a ‘light touch’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Monday that any AI regulation Congress passes must have a "light touch" to avoid stifling innovation, and he characterized recent warnings that superintelligent AI could exterminate humanity as a "worst-case scenario." Thune said the legislation "needs to strike a balance," adding, "You don't want to stifle innovation.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday said any legislation Congress passes to regulate AI must have a “light touch” so as not to stifle innovation and tempered recent warnings that superintelligent AI could exterminate humanity as a “worst-case scenario.” “It needs to strike a balance, light touch. You don’t want to stifle innovation…

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thehill.com — original article As AI fears spike, Trump bats down calls for regulation Jeffries calls on Congress to stay in Washington to address AI concerns Sanders, Bannon to speak at event calling for AI controls
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