TECH - When Silicon Valley Meets Capitol Hill On AI's Frontier: Behind Closed Doors | Benzinga
In a closed-door session at Capitol Hill on Wednesday, an assembly of tech leaders, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Sam Altman addressed the Senate on the issue of artificial intelligence (AI).
Their visits came as lawmakers grappled with the rapid growth of AI technology and the need for federal oversight. The tech luminaries convened in the Kennedy Caucus Room, according to NBC News.
The gathering was organized by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), with Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.).
In addition to the tech titans named above, executives from Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google, IBM (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE: PLTR) are at the session, as well as leaders from other groups not directly associated with the emerging tech.
Musk cautioned the gathered senators about AI posing ...