Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) vowed to be the “first AI president” in a campaign speech in New Hampshire on Thursday.
Phillips was campaigning with 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang ahead of the nation's first primary election in Granite State on January 23.
The moderate Minnesotan is a long way from reaching the top of the Democratic presidential ticket, but his choice to focus on artificial intelligence (AI) is a way to further distance himself from his 81-year-old opponent, President Biden. is.
“Frankly, men in their 80s, even good men and women, are not in a position to predict and prepare for our future,” Phillips said, indirectly criticizing Biden.
Congressman Dean Phillips is seen outside the House Democratic Caucus leadership campaign in Longworthville on November 30, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
“We've had 100 years to prepare for climate change. We've known for 100 years what would happen if we burn fossil fuels. And what have we done? We haven't done anything.”
He continued, “Dear AI, we don't have 100 years. We only have months, years at most. I expect it, and I'm ready for it. And I will be the first AI president.”
Leading candidates have pledged to form an AI “task force” to study AI applications and outcomes.
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President Biden signed an executive order establishing guardrails for AI. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Phillips said AI will make the federal government “more effective and efficient” and “produce health outcomes beyond what we currently dream of.”
But citing the risks, he added: “It would be disenfranchising.” this economy, it's going to be disruptive in ways we can actually predict. ”
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“I'm working with the best teams to predict what's going to happen and make recommendations like we're doing here to adopt better practices and put guardrails on AI abuse. But most importantly, let's talk about the benefits of AI,'' Phillips said.
President Biden has been meeting with tech giants including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. (Senate Judiciary)
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In late October, Biden signed an executive order establishing guardrails for the development and use of AI, including requiring developers of rapidly emerging technologies to share safety test results and other details with the U.S. government. It also included a requirement to do so.
He is also meeting with the heads of Microsoft, OpenAI, and other tech giants to discuss responsible AI development.
