[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        All-Senate AI Briefings

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, this morning, I released a ``Dear 
Colleague,'' alongside Senators Heinrich, Rounds, and Young, announcing 
three Senators-only briefings on artificial intelligence taking place 
starting in the next few weeks. These bipartisan briefings will 
culminate in the first-ever classified all-Senate briefing on AI's 
impact on national security. In fact, all three briefings are the first 
all-Senators briefings on AI. The briefings will be led by some of the 
top minds in AI and will help Senators develop much needed expertise on 
defining the technological shift of this century.
  I urge all my colleagues to attend these briefings because it won't 
be long before we see AI's dramatic changes in the workplace, in the 
classroom, in our living rooms, and in virtually every corner of our 
lives. It is already starting to happen. We must be ready.
  These all-Senate briefings are important because elected 
representatives in the 21st century cannot ignore AI any more than we 
can ignore national security, job creation, or our civil liberties. AI 
will permanently impact all these things and more.
  The first briefing in the next few weeks will focus on the state of 
artificial intelligence today. The second briefing will focus on where 
this technology is headed in the future and how America can stay at the 
forefront of innovation. The third, our first-ever classified briefing 
on AI, will focus on how our adversaries will use AI against us, while 
detailing how defense and intelligence agencies will use this 
technology to keep Americans safe.
  We will share more details on dates, times, and speakers in the 
coming days, and again, I urge every Senator, Democrat and Republican, 
to attend all three briefings.
  I thank Senators Heinrich, Rounds, and Young for cosponsoring these 
briefings with me.
  The Senate and all leaders have an obligation to deepen our expertise 
in AI because if we do our jobs correctly, we can ensure AI becomes a 
remarkable force for human prosperity, while mitigating its very real 
potential risks.
  I look forward to attending these briefings and again thank Senators 
Rounds, Heinrich, and Young for joining me in this important 
announcement.