As AI booms, lawmakers struggle to understand tech

In recent weeks, two members of Congress have sounded the alarm over the dangers of artificial intelligence. Representative Ted Lieu, Democrat of California, wrote in a guest essay in The New York Times in January that he was "freaked out" by the ability of the ChatGPT chatbot to mimic human Another writers.

- CECILIA KANG ADAM SATARIANO

Democrat, Representative Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts, gave a one-minute speech written by a chatbot - calling for regulation of AI. But even as lawmakers put a spotlight on the technology, few are taking action on it. No bill has been proposed to protect individuals or thwart the development of A.I.'s potentially dangerous aspects. And legislation introduced in recent years to curb A.I. applications like facial recognition have withered in Congress.