Musk calls for AI regulations due to ‘potential danger to the public’
Christopher Hutton Reese Gorman
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Tesla founder Elon Musk called for Congress to pass regulations on artificial intelligence after his appearance at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) AI Insight Forum, saying that the technology could present a risk to the public.
Musk appeared alongside more than 20 other Silicon Valley leaders at Schumer’s forum on Wednesday, where they discussed the future of the technology, America’s role in it, and how to rein it in. The forum, which is the first of many hosted by Schumer, is intended to help Congress properly understand the technology and discuss meaningful restrictions.
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“When something is a potential danger to the public, you want to have some oversight,” Musk told the Washington Examiner.
Earlier in the day, Musk called for an AI “referee” to oversee the technology. He also warned forum attendees about the “civilization risk” that the technology presented.
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Schumer said during a press event that there was “some consensus” on the need for Congress to establish regulations for AI. The forum was attended by more than 60 senators and was an all-day event.
Musk was joined by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and several other Silicon Valley leaders.