The Washington Roundtable Live: Can D.C. Get a Grip on A.I.?
The panel discusses the urgent political and societal challenges posed by artificial intelligence, emphasizing that while AI presents existential risks akin to nuclear weapons, the U.S. government under Donald Trump is ill-equipped to respond. International cooperation with China is unlik
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