VIDEO: Capito Joins Fox to Discuss AI

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican leadership, joined Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom" with Dana Perino to discuss the evolution of AI.

HIGHLIGHTS:

ON SENATOR SCHUMER'S REQUEST FOR A BRIEFING TO ADRESS THE DANGERS OF AI: "Well, I think that remains to be seen, and I don't think Congress has turned a blind eye. We've had several briefings on this already. We see the CEOs of these companies coming to us asking for, you know some sort of regulatory floor, which is very rare that people come and ask the federal government to help. So, we are very much on top of this, and I think it can be a bipartisan effort to make sure the good parts of AI are preserved, but that the dangers and the red flags are definitely paid attention to."

ON UNDERSTANDING AI FULLY: "Well, I mean, I'm going to focus on the positive here. I mean, some of the cures that we see coming forward for cancer and other health issues, some of the productivity in the workplace, all of these things are the major pluses. Plus, to be able to compete on the world stage because we know China's developing quickly, we always have to have these safeguards to make sure children are protected, to make sure that you know…so we need to pay attention to those red flags."

ON WHERE THE SENATE WILL GO FROM HERE TO ADRESS THESE CHALLENGES: "Well, I do think he's [David Sacks] making a good point in that the technology and the folks that are running these technologies and making a lot of money as they're doing it. They're [CEOs] the ones that can really be the leaders here in terms of putting the stoppers, putting the protective devices on their own technology, and that's what they should be doing. I think what they're worried about is that somebody won't do that and get some kind of a competitive advantage. That's why they want Congress to act. But at the same time, I do think that we will be taking this seriously. Senator Thune and others have been working on this for several years. You see we're slow to act because the technology's moving so fast, and do we understand it in total? That's why we need the tech leaders to help us and others outside evaluators, and others to be able to show us the way where we can be most effective."

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