A congressional subcommittee meeting on artificial intelligence quickly veered into profound concerns this week, as lawmakers voiced deep anxieties about the rapidly advancing technology.
Rep. James Walkinshaw, a Democrat from Virginia, raised alarms over the potential for federal employees to use AI chatbots when handling sensitive government information. Republican Rep. William Timmons of South Carolina questioned whether it should be made illegal for AI systems to exploit an individual’s likeness to generate pornographic content.
