AI must benefit humanity, not hurt us.

called Don't Look Up, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film was about a large comet heading to Earth that would destroy the entire planet. And the astronomers who discovered the comet kept trying to gain the attention of people and explain to them what was happening and the need for immediate and bold action to save the

planet. In that movie, they failed and the planet was destroyed. That was a movie. Now, let me tell you about something that is not a movie, not fiction, but reality. I fear that we are living through the same scenario that existed in the movie. People, especially their elected representatives, are not paying attention and the results could be

catastrophic. Mr. President, this time we're not talking about a fictional comet. What we are talking about is artificial intelligence, which will almost certainly be the most transformational technology in the history of humanity. It will profoundly impact the life of every man, woman, and child in our country. The scale, scope, and speed of

this transformation will be unprecedented. Nearly every day there is a new story about how AI is already transforming the world. From our economy to its impact on our kids to our privacy rights to our political institutions to the existential threat that it poses to the entire world. Mr. President, let us take a deep breath.

When we think about EA AI, the first question that we have to ask ourselves is a pretty simple one. Who is pushing this revolutionary transformation of society? Who is going to benefit from it? And who is going to get hurt by it? And the answers to those questions are not complicated. At a time in American