Schumer: "Congress cannot afford to turn a blind eye to AI"

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Monday called for an all-senators classified briefing to discuss the potential dangers of the rapid development of artificial intelligence. "Congress cannot afford to turn a blind eye to AI," he said on the floor. "Today, I am calling for an all-senators classified briefing with administration officials to address the dangers of unchecked AI development and hold the administration accountable for its lack of action to protect the American people." Tech leaders have increasingly sounded the alarm over the rapid advancement of AI, warning of an existential threat to humanity and calling for greater government oversight. But the Trump administration, which sees the AI race as a geopolitical battle between the U.S. and China, has sought to downplay those concerns, calling them a "HOAX." "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 Trump wrote on s