Tag: Rep. Jay Obernolte

EXCLUSIVE: Lawmaker with PhD in AI Warns About Technology’s Real Danger—It’s Not Killer Robots

The only member of Congress with an advanced degree in AI is urging caution as other lawmakers and industry leaders rush to regulate the technology. Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) is one of only four computer programmers in Congress, and the only one with a doctorate in artificial intelligence—and he says the rush to regulate is…


Congress Continues to Get up to Speed on Artificial Intelligence

Members of Congress may be late to the table in learning about artificial intelligence (AI), but the lawmakers are committed to playing catchup. The legislators are learning and thinking about AI, its present and future benefits, and its negative influences. They are figuring out what role Uncle Sam may play in developing and using the…