What happened
ITIF President Daniel Castro issued a statement in response to the announcement of the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act by Sen Bernie Sanders and Rep Greg Casar.
ITIF President Daniel Castro issued a statement in response to the announcement of the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act by Sen Bernie Sanders and Rep Greg Casar.
The statement argues that banning advanced AI would be a profound mistake, citing its potential to accelerate medical breakthroughs, advance scientific research, and improve productivity.
The proposed ban could hinder the development of technologies that improve Americans' health, prosperity, and quality of life.
ITIF President Daniel Castro emphasizes the importance of allowing the development of advanced AI to continue, as it holds great promise for improving Americans' health, prosperity, and quality of life.
Why it matters
The proposed ban on advanced AI could sacrifice American innovation and competitiveness.
The proposed ban on advanced AI could hinder the development of technologies that could improve Americans' health, prosperity, and quality of life.
Advanced AI presents real questions that policymakers should continue to take seriously, but its benefits are already tangible, while many of the most dire risks remain speculative.
Safety research, testing, and security work should proceed alongside the development of increasingly capable AI.
A sweeping ban on future advances would sacrifice much of that promise based largely on predictions about what AI might become.
Allowing China to gain a decisive lead in the most important general-purpose technology of the coming decades would undermine American economic competitiveness and national security while doing nothing to eliminate the underlying risks.
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What to watch next
The federal government and AI developers are already devoting substantial resources to safety research, testing, and security work.
The federal government and AI developers are already devoting substantial resources to safety research, testing, and security work.
Congress should continue strengthening these efforts to make AI systems safer while pursuing the enormous opportunities they offer to improve Americans' health, prosperity, and quality of life.