Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's second AI forum todaycentered on a need for more government funding in AI research, according to Axios. The closed-door forum drew academics, CEOs of smaller AI firms, civil society groups, and venture capitalists, including Marc Andreessen from Andreessen Horowitz and John Doerr from Kleiner Perkins.
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- As reported by Axios, participants stressed a need for increased government funding for AI research in the areas of data, modeling, and education.
- Outside of the meeting, Schumer told reporters that a minimum of $32B is required for government initiatives, like a National AI Research Resource.
- During the forum, Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and CEO of Revolution, called for fostering competition in AI to prevent Silicon Valley's monopoly.
- MIT AI researcher Max Tegmark said there was reluctance to discuss regulating artificial general intelligence and "superintelligence" in forthcoming advanced AI models.
See the original story here: https://www.axios.com/pro/tech-policy/2023/10/24/second-capitol-ai-forum-emphasizes-need-for-funding