WARNER STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO REBRAND 'ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE'

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement:

"The companies building the most powerful AI systems are warning us that the technology is advancing faster than our safeguards. The president's response? To rename it and tell the companies developing it to regulate themselves. But changing what we call artificial intelligence does nothing to address the very real risks that come with increasingly powerful AI systems.

"I believe deeply in the promise of AI and in America's ability to lead the world in this technology. But leadership also means making sure these systems are safe, se...