‘We absolutely can’t surrender,’ top Republican says of AI race with China
Kentucky Republican Brett Guthrie warns against adopting the kinds of strict regulations that he argues have depressed tech advances in Europe.
House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie expressed concern on Wednesday about the escalating power of artificial intelligence, while cautioning against the implementation of stringent regulations. During the POLITICO Decoded Summit in Washington, the Kentucky Republican remarked that entrusting AI development to a select group of highly educated individuals in a closed room, as proposed, mirrors Europe's approach, which has stifled technological progress.
Guthrie argued that such a limited regulatory framework would grant a handful of leading AI developers a disproportionate level of regulatory authority, thereby hampering the competitiveness of other companies, ultimately leading to an undesirable outcome. He emphasized that any regulatory measures Washington adopts must not unduly constrain the industry to the detriment of the United States' position in the global AI race against China.
Guthrie reiterated, "We absolutely can’t surrender," asserting that a halt in AI development would be catastrophic.
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