House Lawmakers Fear China Is Taking A Lead Role In Shaping AI Rules
House lawmakers scrutinizing artificial intelligence are concerned that China will outpace the United States in producing new technologies and the rules that guide its development.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are beginning to worry that America risks giving its communist rivals a technological advantage in artificial intelligence.
The United States must take the AI lead from China to ensure a secure and prosperous future, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Wednesday.
“Failure to adopt or allow China to adopt a national data privacy standard increases the risk of unauthorized collection, misuse, access and transfer of data and further harms Americans and our families,” Ms. China said. Rogers, a Republican from Washington. At a commission meeting.
Some Democrats agree that China's work in artificial intelligence poses a new challenge for U.S. policymakers exploring the technology.
China is catching up to the United States in the ongoing race to become the world's technology superpower, Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., told her colleagues on the House Science Committee on Wednesday.
RS. Stevens said at the committee hearing that America must take responsibility for artificial intelligence.
“We want to have the risk structure, we want to mitigate the risk, we want to have the technology here,” he said.
No one cares about China's dominance in production and development of new technologies.
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has announced that China is willing to help develop international rules on artificial intelligence.
Musk told House lawmakers in July that he is "kind of pro-China" and believes there is a lot of positive energy in the communist country.
“From my conversations in China, I understand that China is certainly interested in working through international cooperation to regulate artificial intelligence,” Musk told lawmakers on the Chinese Communist Party's House Select Committee on Twitter Spaces.
As Congress considers legislative proposals, President Biden's team is moving toward passing a new executive order and proposing rules on artificial intelligence.
Federal Information Security Director Chris DeRusha said Tuesday that the order will be issued this fall and will be the first step toward "consolidating regulations, security controls, research and development, and talent planning" in artificial intelligence.
Many lawmakers are reluctant to hand over full power over AI to Biden's team or are in no rush to fix the situation.
“Congress certainly shouldn’t rush to over-regulate, but we shouldn’t become complacent,” the Rep. said. Jay Oberneau, R-Calif., before the House Science Committee on Wednesday.
“The United States must avoid falling behind other major world powers in finalizing AI standards and regulations,” Mr. Oberneau said. “Without active U.S. leadership, AI leadership could be taken by the European Union or China, which take stricter approaches to AI regulation.”
