Jeffries: AI "requires decisive congressional action"

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Monday ripped President Trump for calling concerns about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence a "hoax." "The explosive growth of artificial intelligence and the challenges that are therein presented, that's not a hoax. It's very real," he told reporters at the Capitol. "And it requires decisive congressional action, immediately." Rep. Jeffries noted that alarms are being sounded by the industry leaders themselves, including Elon Musk. "His own friends like Elon Musk have made clear that these issues connected to artificial intelligence need to be dealt with decisively," he said. "His own boy acknowledges publicly that this needs to happen." The Trump administration, which sees the AI race as a geopolitical battle between the U.S. and China, has sought to downplay those concerns. "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!" President T