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Lawmakers push Congress to act after AI researcher's doom warning

Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers demand legislative action after a researcher said unchecked AI could destroy the world by decade's end.

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What to know

  • Lawmakers in both parties are escalating calls for Congress to legislate on AI after a researcher's warning.
  • The warning claims unchecked AI models could feasibly destroy the world by the end of the decade, and that developers are aware of this risk.
  • Coverage so far does not identify the researcher by name or detail the specific evidence behind the claim.

Anna Paulina LunaAnna Paulina Luna U.S. Representative (R)Unnamed AI researcher Source of the warning that sparked the story

Lawmakers push Congress to act after AI researcher's doom warning
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    Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says Congress isn't focused enough on AI risk

    Luna posted on X criticizing the lack of congressional attention to the AI warning, amplifying pressure for lawmakers to respond.

    “Not enough of Congress is focusing on this,…”
    — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
    1. 2 outlets US lawmakers urge Congress to act after AI researcher’s dire warning

      first by Politico Europe, 14d ago · also Politico

      1 more headline
    2. 1 outlet AI risks are getting harder for Congress to ignore

      first by WSBT, 13d ago

    • kevinrns@mstdn.social

      WASHINGTON — As prominent voices in the artificial intelligence industry warn the technology could get out of control and even exterminate humanity, top policymakers have no plan and are scrambling to respond. Bernie Sanders hopes these warnings are "a lightning bolt" to generate asreness and support for his "pause" of AI bill. https://www…

      kevinrns@mstdn.socialMastodon14d ago9▲view on Mastodon ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 5 posts in this stretch

    • It’s the billionaires funding this shit. No one asked to lose their jobs or ruin the environment due to AI.

      VladtheInhaler999r/politics14d agoview on r/politics ↗

    • Congress isn’t back to Washington yet, but some lawmakers were jolted awake by a round of dire AI warnings from a resigning Anthropic researcher who said “people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” Read more from Ashley Gold:

      semafor@threads.netMastodon13d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Lawmakers in both parties escalate calls for AI legislation

    Following the warning, U.S. lawmakers from both parties intensified pleas for Congress to take legislative action on AI risk.

  3. 4 days quiet
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    AI researcher warns unchecked AI could destroy the world by 2030

    An unnamed AI researcher claimed late Tuesday that unchecked AI models could feasibly destroy the world by the decade's end, and that AI developers themselves know it.

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  1. 5 outlets Lawmakers Call For Regulation After Warning About AI Threat To Humanity

    first by HuffPost, 13d ago · also ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, Straits Times, Reuters, Japan Times

    3 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets AI Researcher Warns Humanity Could Be at Risk by 2030. Lawmakers Demand Congress Act Before It's Too Late.

    first by International Business Times, 13d ago · also The Guardian

    1 more headline
  3. 2 outlets Congress Is Suddenly Waking Up to the AI Doomsday Threat

    first by WSJ Tech, 13d ago · also WSJ

  4. 2 outlets Lawmakers Reach For ‘AI Kill Switch’ After Dire Human Extinction Warning

    first by Forbes Business, 14d ago · also Forbes

  5. 2 outlets After OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face, US lawmakers want to ban AI that becomes smarter than humans

    first by India Today, 20d ago · also Digit

    1 more headline

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