An aging Congress' dilemma: Can they regulate AI without using it?
TL;DR
Members of Congress and governors are under growing pressure to regulate AI, yet more than two dozen of them told Axios they don't use the technology or rarely do. The admission is especially striking among older, influential lawmakers, as calls for an AI slowdown grow and parts of the industry warn of existential risks. Critics argue politicians cannot grasp how fast the technology moves if they never use it.
Nauti's Take
The lawmakers' candor is an opportunity: admitting they rarely use AI opens the door to hands-on briefings before any bill is written. The risk is regulation drafted far from real usage, either too loose or too rigid.
Companies and advocacy groups should bring concrete use cases to Washington now instead of waiting for blanket rules.
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