KRISHNAMOORTHI PRESSES AI EXPERTS ON EXTINCTION RISK, CHINA CHIP LOOPHOLES, AND DATA CENTER SECRECY

Washington, Sept. 23 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today pressed artificial intelligence and national security experts on catastrophic AI risks, gaps in U.S. export controls governing Chinese access to American computing power, and secretive data center deals that leave communities in the dark. During a Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Democratic shadow hearing, Krishnamoorthi asked Dr. Geoffrey Hinton whether his 2024 estimate of a 10 to 20 percent chance that AI could lead to human extinction within three decades had increased as AI capabilities advanced. Hinton said his "gut instinct is still between 10 and 20%." He also cited CNN...