White House tight-lipped as push for congressional intervention into rapid AI developments heats up

Fox News' Peter Doocy questions White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about preparations over fears artificial intelligence will outpace humans. The White House remains largely on the sidelines of what has become a growing debate among Americans and lawmakers about the rapid developments being made in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry and whether there should be some type of congressional intervention. Fielding questions from the briefing room on Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not say whether the Biden administration would urge lawmakers to federally regulate AI after she was asked by Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy about an open letter, which was signed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and other tech giants, that cited AI's "profound risks to society and humanity." "It highlights a number of challenges addressed directly in the administration's blueprint for an AI bill of rights, which was released last October," Jean-Pierre said of the letter. "It includes principles and practices AI creators can use to ensure protections related to safety, civil rights, civil liberties are integrated into AI systems from start to finish."