AI pause cedes power to China, harms development of 'democratic' AI, experts warn Senate

Tech experts Louis Rosenberg, Neil Sahota, and Jake Denton discuss the dangers of AI taking jobs and influencing the way people think. Halting the development of artificial intelligence in America would only give more power to China to develop its own AI technology that favors its communist political system and increase the chances that China's AI system becomes the global standard, technology experts warned senators this week. A subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony from AI experts on Wednesday, nearly a month after Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and dozens of other tech luminaries called for a "pause" in AI development until its "profound risks to society and humanity" are better understood. But at the subcommittee hearing, experts warned of the dangers of such a pause, especially the risk that China might continue to develop AI and dominate the field while the U.S. delays. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said he opposes the idea of a development pause, and asked if the U.S. should "expect that other competitors around the world would consider taking a break."