TODAY AT 10:00 AM: Hawley & Blumenthal Hold Hearing on Oversight of Artificial Intelligence

Source: United States Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo)

Today at 10:00 AM, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, will convene a hearing titled “Oversight of AI: Rules for Artificial Intelligence.

“Artificial intelligence will be transformative in ways we can’t even imagine, with implications for Americans’ elections, jobs, and security,” said Senator Hawley.“This hearing marks a critical first step towards understanding what Congress should do.”

“Artificial intelligence urgently needs rules and safeguards to address its immense promise and pitfalls,” said Senator Blumenthal. “This hearing begins our Subcommittee’s work in overseeing and illuminating AI’s advanced algorithms and powerful technology. I look forward to working with my colleagues as we explore sensible standards and principles to help us navigate this uncharted territory.”

The hearing will include testimony from:

  • Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI;
     
  • Gary Marcus, Professor Emeritus at New York University; and
     
  • Christina Montgomery, Vice President and Chief Privacy and Trust Officer at IBM.

A live video stream of the hearing will be available here.

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law has jurisdiction over legal issues pertaining to technology and social media platforms, including online privacy and civil rights as well as the impacts of new or emerging technologies. In March, Senators Hawley and Blumenthal held their first hearing titled “Platform Accountability: Gonzalez and Reform” focusing on opportunities to reform tech’s liability shield after the Supreme Court argument in Gonzalez v. Google.