Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA): Can the U.S. Congress Create Legislative Frameworks to Support AI Development (and should it)?

26/04/2022 36 min Episodio 51
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA): Can the U.S. Congress Create Legislative Frameworks to Support AI Development (and should it)?

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Episode Synopsis


Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) is Chair of Congress' Joint Economic Committee and serves on the Ways and Means and the Science, Space and Technology Committees, as well as a member of the AI Caucus- and in his spare time, he is pursuing a Masters Degree in Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, Rep. Beyer explains his enthusiasm for AI and the opportunities it presents to enhance human life -- (e.g., better understanding and treating long covid and preserving life in suicide prevention)-- and the potential harms he is concerned about, as well as the ability of the US Congress to appropriately address these challenges. 

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