[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 76 (Thursday, May 4, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1522]
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                        Artificial Intelligence

  Mr. President, on AI and the AI meeting today, today the White House 
will hold a meeting with CEOs of four top AI developers. It is an 
incredibly important engagement. Over the past several weeks, my staff 
and I have met with close to 100 CEOs, academics, and more, and I plan 
to continue to do this. I have also met with Republicans on this 
important policy topic.
  I welcome the White House's engagement here, and I expect there will 
be more to come. As I said before, AI is one of the most pressing and 
serious policy issues we confront today. That is why we are meeting 
with so many experts to try to get this right; to maximize the benefits 
of AI but minimize the harm that AI might do.
  And before you put forward anything, you have to really know the 
issue because it is a deep and difficult issue to deal with. That is 
why we are meeting with so many experts right now. It is critical that 
as we grapple with artificial intelligence, we should seek to invest in 
American ingenuity, solidify American innovation and leadership, 
enhance our national security, and be sure it is done in a responsible 
and transparent matter.
  I want to underscore that anything we do regarding AI must be 
thoroughly bipartisan. That is why I am talking to a good number of my 
Republican colleagues here in the Senate. We have to be clear-eyed 
about the pros and cons of this technology. This is not an ideological 
issue, but it is a very important issue; and I hope both parties will 
come together on it.