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Dem Rep. Lieu on Sanders AI Ban: Tech Bans Don't Work, Just Like How People Couldn't Ban Guns

Lieu said AI should be regulated with safeguards that ensure systems continue to follow human instructions and shutdown orders.

Dem Rep. Lieu on Sanders AI Ban: Tech Bans Don't Work, Just Like How People Couldn't Ban Guns
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Rep. Ted Lieu argued on CNN that banning AI technology would be ineffective and called instead for regulation and safeguards that ensure AI systems obey shutdown orders. His remarks came in response to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s proposal for a temporary ban on superintelligence.

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Representative who argued for regulating AI rather than banning it

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Senator whose proposed ban prompted the interview question

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