Schumer's next AI forum will have attendees including VCs Marc Andreessen and John Doerr.
- The second AI Insights Forum, hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will have attendees including venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and John Doerr.
- Schumer's office stated that academics and civil society leaders will participate in a discussion centered on innovation and how the government can maintain its leading position in AI while ensuring its safety.
- The views on balancing AI innovation and creating guardrails are likely to differ among the attendees at Tuesday's session.
On Tuesday, Senate leaders will meet with technologists and advocates to discuss the dangers and opportunities of artificial intelligence.
Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, and John Doerr, chair of Kleiner Perkins, are among the 21 attendees at the second AI Insights Forum hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., according to a spokesperson for his office.
The session will likely feature diverse perspectives on the government's role in regulating AI, as it is a continuation of the Majority Leader's initiative to educate the chamber on AI.
Andreessen recently published his views on AI in a document titled The Techno-Optimist Manifesto.
"Any slowdown of AI could lead to loss of lives, as it would mean the prevention of life-saving technology from existing, making it a form of murder," he stated in his blog post.
Some lawmakers may agree with that idea, particularly in terms of staying competitive with China on AI, but others at Tuesday's discussion may have a different perspective.
The Future of Life Institute, led by President Max Tegmark, spearheaded a letter signed by tech leaders, including Space X CEO Elon Musk, calling for a pause on AI development to ensure safety measures are put in place.
The discussion on innovation and balancing the government's leading position in AI with its safety will be attended by tech leaders such as Executive Vice President Manish Bhatia, Revolution CEO Steve Case, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, and Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez, as well as academics and civil society leaders.
The NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson and AFL-CIO Technology Institute Director Amanda Ballantyne are among the advocates scheduled to attend.
The first AI Innovation Forum in September, which was not open to the media, included Musk, Nadella, Gates, Zuckerberg, Pichai, and Altman as speakers.
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