But Representative Thomas Massie, a libertarian-leaning Republican, dismissed the idea of regulating the technology: “If AI is outlawed, only those outside of the law will have AI.”
Artificial intelligence has been a focus of research for years, from Silicon Valley to the Pentagon and globally. The November debut of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT, however, sent competitors rushing to release their own versions — and critics warn that the products risk regurgitating inaccurate and harmful results, and could lead to the development of AI systems that could not be easily controlled.
Musk also met Wednesday with South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who is on a visit to Washington, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
On Jan. 27, Musk stopped at the offices of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and spoke to other top congressional Republicans. He also met with House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries.
