US Senators Hold Hearings on AI Regulation Amid Growing Concerns.

The AI industry is already causing harm, including increasing surveillance, intensifying discrimination, weakening labor rights, and creating mass misinformation. While the European Union is working on regulation, the US regulatory process is just getting started. American lawmakers’ initial moves did not inspire much confidence, and much of the discussion about artificial intelligence has revolved around futuristic concerns about the technology becoming sentient and turning against humanity, rather than the impact AI is already having. The lack of leadership on the issue in Washington is leaving the sector room to govern itself, which could lead to disastrous consequences.