{"id":2030738,"date":"2023-09-13T15:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-claims-some-consensus-on-ai-legislation-after-forum-with-musk-and-zuckerberg\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:26:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:26:15","slug":"schumer-claims-some-consensus-on-ai-legislation-after-forum-with-musk-and-zuckerberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-claims-some-consensus-on-ai-legislation-after-forum-with-musk-and-zuckerberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer asserts &#8216;partial agreement&#8217; on AI laws following discussion with Musk and Zuckerberg."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschumer-claims-some-consensus-on-ai-legislation-after-forum-with-musk-and-zuckerberg%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030738&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senate Majority \u200cLeader Claims Consensus on AI Regulation<\/h2>\n<p>Senate Majority \u200bLeader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)\u200b hosted\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-gop-candidate-drops-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" title=\"First Republican candidate withdraws from 2024 presidential race.\">closed-door forum<\/a> at\u2062 the \u2063Capitol, bringing together top tech executives to discuss\u2063 the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). During a press conference, Schumer\u200d announced that there was a consensus among \u200bthe participants \u200cregarding \u200dthe need for AI\u200b regulation.<\/p>\n<h3>AI \u200bInsight \u200cForum: A Day of Discussions<\/h3>\n<p>The forum, called \u200cthe\u200b &#8220;AI Insight \u200dForum,&#8221; gathered over two dozen\u200d leaders from the tech\u200d industry, including Elon \u200cMusk and Mark Zuckerberg. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-churchgoers-sue-police-city-government-after-being-arrested-for-not-wearing-masks-outside\/\" title=\"Idaho Churchgoers Sue Police, City Government After Being Arrested For Not Wearing Masks Outside\">event consisted<\/a> \u2064of a series of lectures and speeches, allowing the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-orwells-1984-could-come-to-pass-in-2024-if-china-dominates-ai-war-big-tech-leaders-warn\/\" title=\"George Orwell\u2019s 1984 \u2018Could Come To Pass In 2024\u2019 If China Dominates AI War, Big Tech Leaders Warn\">tech leaders<\/a> to share their views\u2062 on the\u200c current state of AI and provide recommendations for establishing guardrails.<\/p>\n<p>In his opening remarks, Schumer emphasized the importance of\u2063 bipartisan AI policy \u2064and expressed his commitment\u200c to building a foundation \u200bfor such \u200cpolicy in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) drew \u2062a parallel between the call\u2063 for AI regulation and the Manhattan Project, highlighting the \u200curgency and significance \u200dof \u2063congressional action.<\/p>\n<p>According to Schumer, at least 60 senators and several staffers attended \u200dthe event. The discussions took \u2062place in rounds, with each attendee given three \u200cminutes to\u2062 speak. The participants engaged in debates and addressed\u2062 various industry needs.<\/p>\n<p>The consensus among\u2062 the \u2063speakers was \u2063that Congress should pass regulations and establish American leadership in the\u200b AI industry. Elon \u200cMusk emphasized \u200bthe need\u2064 for a \u200dreferee\u2063 to \u200doversee the industry.<\/p>\n<h3>Legislation\u2064 and Disagreements<\/h3>\n<p>When asked about the timeline for passing legislation, Schumer\u200c assured reporters\u2064 that he aimed to have\u200c something passed within a few months. He also \u2062mentioned \u200cpositive conversations with House\u200d Speaker\u2063 Kevin McCarthy\u2064 (R-CA).<\/p>\n<p>Schumer criticized\u200b the European Union for rushing\u2063 into AI regulation, cautioning \u2064against hasty \u2062decisions that could have negative consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees had differing opinions on whether AI should\u2062 operate\u2064 as an open-source system or follow a\u200b more closed approach.<\/p>\n<p>Not all senators were \u2063fully \u2062supportive of Schumer&#8217;s forum. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) \u2063called for concrete legislation \u200crather\u200b than mere calls for action. She\u2064 also noted that attendees were not allowed to ask questions, \u200bpreventing\u2062 her from addressing Elon Musk&#8217;s decision regarding Starlink access.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), \u2064another critic of\u200d Big Tech and the\u2062 forum, expressed skepticism about\u200d the likelihood\u2064 of passing legislation\u2062 and criticized the process\u2063 for resembling a circus.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley and\u200d Warren both criticized the lack of transparency in the forum, with Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) emphasizing the importance of\u2064 conducting congressional business in the open.<\/p>\n<h3>Future Forums and Unvarnished Conversations<\/h3>\n<p>Schumer mentioned that some\u200d future\u2062 insight forums \u2064would be shared with the \u200cpublic. \u200bHowever, for this particular\u200c forum, he aimed to facilitate \u200ban\u2062 &#8220;unvarnished&#8221; conversation among \u2063the tech leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-claims-some-consensus-on-ai-legislation-after-forum-with-musk-and-zuckerberg\/\" title=\"Schumer asserts 'partial agreement' on AI laws following discussion with Musk and Zuckerberg.\">event featured prominent figures<\/a> such\u200b as Elon Musk, \u200cMark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Sam Altman, \u2063Sundar Pichai, and others.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click\u2063 here to\u200b read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that there is a consensus among top tech executives on the importance of regulating artificial intelligence. 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