AI Poses Unprecedented Threats. Congress Must Act Now | Bernie Sanders

AArtificial intelligence and robotics will change the world. It will bring unimaginable changes to our economy, our politics, warfare, our emotional well-being, our environment and the way we raise and educate our children. Furthermore, there is the very real fear that in the not too distant future, a super-intelligent AI could replace humans in controlling the planet.

Despite the extraordinary importance of this topic and the speed at which it is advancing, AI remains far too little discussed in Congress, in the media, and among the general public. That has to change. Now.

A few months ago, as ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, I conducted research into the enormous challenges we face with the rapid development of artificial intelligence. I recently had a public discussion with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, considered the “Godfather” of AI, to hear his views on a wide range of AI…