AI regulation faces political deadlock as calls grow for Congress to act

Some experts share the view that, in the short-term at least, it is up to the AI companies to regulate themselves responsibly."You might want an act of Congress, and I would love a congressionally mandated regime that requires safety and testing and bias testing," said Asad Ramzanali, the director of AI & Technology Policy at Vanderbilt University. "But absent that action, the companies have autonomy."Others have expressed scepticism at the recent flurry of warnings by AI staffers.Trevor Traina, a tech executive who was a diplomat during Trump's first term, said: "I don't think the typical citizen has encountered anything scary or really problematic with AI.""We're relying on the tweets of a half-dozen people who are all vying for perceived supremacy," he said. "The cynic in me thinks, 'Are they are really concerned, or are they trying to prove which model is the most awesome?'"Alexandra Reeve Givens, who previously worked in government and now leads the US non-profit the Center for Democracy and Technology, said she did not think meaningful federal AI regulation would pass in the foreseeable future.While the Trump administration has set up an entirely voluntary framework for A...