Kamala Harris explains AI at meeting: ‘It means artificial intelligence’
David Zimmermann
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While discussing artificial intelligence with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts, Vice President Kamala Harris gave a concise explanation for the technology.
“AI is kind of a fancy thing — first of all, it’s two letters — it means artificial intelligence,” Harris said Wednesday during the AI roundtable. “It’s about machine learning. And so the machine is taught.”
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The vice president talked about the inherent risks tied to AI and how the Biden administration should regulate the rapidly advancing technology as the White House and Congress ramp up efforts to tackle national security concerns related to the field.
“We have a sense of urgency that we get in front of this issue in terms of understanding the implications so that we can work as a community of folks — private sector, public sector, nonprofits, government — to do what is in the best interest of the health and safety and well-being of the people of our country,” Harris said, according to the Hill.
“Innovation has so much possibility to improve the condition of human life,” she added. “And to the extent that we can encourage that approach, we should. We should not dampen or in any way slow down innovation that can improve the condition of people’s lives. And we must also ensure that in that process we are not trampling on people’s rights.”
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Her remarks come one day after the Senate held the first-ever classified AI briefing with the Department of Defense and the intelligence community present.
Harris spoke about the societal impact of AI on Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.