American Tech CEOs Converge in Senate Event Calling for AI Regulation

The event focused on ensuring that AI companies engage in activities that are in the interests of humanity.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to members of the press as Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sen. Michael Rounds (R-S.D.) listen outside the “AI Insight Forum” at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 13, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The event focused on ensuring that AI companies engage in activities that are in the interests of humanity.

America’s biggest tech executives have called for strict regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), with entrepreneur Elon Musk warning that leaving the technology unchecked poses a “civilizational risk” for human beings.