00:02The people building some of the world's most powerful AI systems are warning the
00:06technology is moving too fast and could eventually slip beyond human control.
00:11Now, that warning has landed on Capitol Hill. There's a lot of talk about what to do,
00:16but so far no agreement on how far Congress should go.
00:20And the divide was on full display Tuesday. Attorney General Todd Blanch sided with President
00:25Trump, who calls fears of AI taking over the world a hoax. Blanch says the timing two months
00:31before the midterms is political. This should not be breaking news,
00:35that this AI issue that's suddenly come up two months before an election is being,
00:41the president calls it a hoax, that the way this has come around today and not three months ago.
00:47I mean, I was watching the news today. Every Democrat senator suddenly races to a microphone
00:51to talk about AI after being eerily silent for months and months and months. So,
00:56to talk about the timing of this as being nothing but an effort to influence the midterms,
01:01I shouldn't have to say that out loud. House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress
01:05shouldn't rush into new AI restrictions, but he is open to some guardrails, including independent
01:10audits and more transparency from the companies developing the technology. He also says President
01:16Trump plans to bring top AI executives to the White House within the next week.
01:21They can self-police. They can self-regulate. They don't need the government to tell them to slow
01:25it down. If they want to slow it down, they should. But we cannot have a moratorium on the development
01:31of AI, OK, because then we will lose our edge to China. And that has serious national security
01:36implications for every American family. Democratic senators are pressing Congress
01:41to move faster. Richard Blumenthal says lawmakers shouldn't leave for another recess without acting.
01:46These new models are scary. We're dealing here with real
01:53peril, not science fiction. And so there should be an urgency. We should not break
01:59for any kind of recess without dealing with AI.
02:02When it comes to new technology, Congress is seldom ever in the front of the parade.
02:07We're a leg far behind. But for the president to tell us not to worry, that's not enough.
02:12However, there is some movement toward a middle ground. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says
02:17he wants a light touch that addresses the most serious AI threats without stifling development.
02:23But so far, Congress hasn't agreed on what that looks like or when it will act.
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