House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for top American A. I.
executives to meet with Congress and establish safety rules for artificial intelligence.
He made the remarks to CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday, as warnings about the technology's potential risks grow louder.
Johnson said lawmakers need to work with the companies developing A. I.
to set guardrails.
He acknowledged the serious concerns raised by A. I.
leaders, but argued that pausing development is not the answer.
His main reason is China.
Johnson said slowing America's A. I.
progress could let China gain a technological advantage, making the issue a matter of national security as well as safety.
Warnings From the Tech World
His comments come amid mounting warnings from prominent tech figures about the dangers of increasingly powerful A. I.
Some industry leaders have even raised the possibility that advanced A. I.
could pose an existential threat to humanity.
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon joined "TMZ Live" on Friday and estimated a 10% chance of human extinction in the next ten years if A.
I. companies do not get things in check.
The debate has also reached Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are pushing for Congress to take a more active role in regulating the rapidly evolving technology.
Johnson's proposed solution is to bring the A. I.
companies, Congress and President Trump's administration into the same room to start figuring out rules before the technology becomes even more powerful.
