AI Industry’s Ties To China Likely To Come Under Congressional Scrutiny

ArtificialintelligenceindustryleaderswhohaveopenlystatedawillingnesstoworkontheemergingtechnologywithChinawilltestifytoCongressonThursday,likelyfacingapanelofU.S.senatorsurgingthemtoinsteadpivotawayfromtheglobaladversary. AttheSenatehearingputtogetherbySen.TedCruz(R-TX),“WinningtheAIRace:StrengtheningU.S.CapabilitiesinComputingandInnovation,”Chinaisalmostcertainlygoingtobeacentraltopicofdiscussion.WhenCruzannouncedthehearing,heemphasizedthecompetitivestakesinthisglobaltechcompetition:“ThewaytobeatChinaintheAIraceistooutracethemininnovation,notsaddleAIdeveloperswithEuropean-styleregulations.” CruzandhisSenatecolleagueswillhavetheopportunitytogrillindustryleaderswhoareopentoworkingwithChina,including:BradSmith,vicechairmanandpresidentofMicrosoftCorporation;SamAltman,co-founderandCEOofChatGPT-makerOpenAI;andLisaSu,CEOofsemiconductorcompanyAMD. Fordecades,Microsofthasmaintaineda“presence”inChina,whereco-found