Congress will work to develop a comprehensive framework for guiding artificial intelligence (AI) development and legislation, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
Schumer said that the effort was necessary to safeguard American security and values in an age that will be defined by enormous technological and social changes.
“We come together at a moment of revolution,” Schumer said during a June 21 talk at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
“[It is] Not one of weapons or political power, but a revolution in science and understanding that will change humanity.”
To that end, Schumer said that Congress would invite top AI experts to Congress in the coming months for a series of forums on the issue of AI, innovation, and regulation. The result, he hoped, would be ensuring American prosperity in the face of  “world-altering” technological development….