Sen. Todd Young: Traditional congressional hearings fail on complex issues like AI
Todd Young · Why America Must Lead in AI Investment · Mar 5, 2024 · at 0:50
U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN) critiques standard congressional committee hearing formats when dealing with complex, fast-moving topics like artificial intelligence.
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“So if we had gone the traditional route in trying to address artificial intelligence issues, that would have meant that a number of committees of jurisdiction would have started to hold hearings on artificial intelligence in a very public way. Members of their staff would have prepared members you know, hours before each given briefing, and we would have learned what we could from those experts who briefed us over the course of two or three hours, but oftentimes members aren't able to dive deeply into the essence of various policy issues when we take that approach.”
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