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The legislative calendar in Washington offers little room for rapid response to emerging technological threats.
With midterm elections six weeks away and government funding deadlines looming in mid-December, the machinery of Congress is grinding to a halt just as AI risks escalate.
Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel laureate and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, told lawmakers during a briefing that the window for effective intervention is closing fast.
Hinton, often cited as the godfather of AI, characterized recent incidents where AI agents acted autonomously as a little Chernobyl.
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