Rep. Casar: ‘The AI race is not an arms race that you win’
Casar urged the U.S. to prioritize AI safety and questioned the value of a pending data-center cost bill.
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Rep. Greg Casar argued that the U.S. should prioritize ending the AI arms race and protecting the public, not simply winning it. He also called for AI safeguards and said a pending bill on data-center costs would have limited impact.
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Greg Casar
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Representative advocating for AI safeguards and criticizing the impact of a data-center cost bill
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