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Debbie Wasserman Schultz

U.S. representative from Florida; co-chair, Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism

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"Experts that were part of creating this technology say that it's an existential threat to humanity,"

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

U.S. representative from Florida; co-chair, Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism

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In a June 2023 Fox News interview, Debbie Wasserman Schultz said that experts who were part of creating the technology say AI is an existential threat to humanity.

U.S. Representative from FloridaPublished June 2, 2023 · date of remarks not establishedFox News Digital original interview with congressional lawmakers

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House members from both parties told Fox News the country needs better education on AI to ensure the labor market is ready for next-generation jobs. "Experts that were part of creating this technology say that it's an existential threat to humanity," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., told Fox News. "We might want to listen." Republican Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska said the U.S. must prepare students for the skills needed in the digital generation, including AI coding.

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As elected representatives, we are obligated to safeguard emerging technologies from abuse and prevent unforeseen harm. That means requiring safety features to protect users, insulate bystanders, and reduce damage to the broader environment. It also means applying strict scrutiny to those behind the wheel. Like most tools, AI is not inherently good or evil. It depends on how it is developed, deployed, and by whom.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

U.S. representative from Florida; co-chair, Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism

In a December 2023 Newsweek opinion piece co-written with Canadian MP Anthony Housefather, Debbie Wasserman Schultz wrote that elected representatives are obligated to safeguard emerging technologies from abuse and that AI is not inherently good or evil but depends on how it is developed, deployed, and by whom.

U.S. Representative from Florida and co-chair of the Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online AntisemitismPublished December 11, 2023 · date of remarks not establishedOfficial office republication of a jointly authored Newsweek opinion

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If the AI revolution compares to automobiles overtaking horse-drawn wagons, let's be clear: Artificial intelligence is still in its Model-T era. As elected representatives, we are obligated to safeguard emerging technologies from abuse and prevent unforeseen harm. That means requiring safety features to protect users, insulate bystanders, and reduce damage to the broader environment. It also means applying strict scrutiny to those behind the wheel. Like most tools, AI is not inherently good or evil. It depends on how it is developed, deployed, and by whom. Mr. Musk has made it clear that he has no interest in minimizing digital harm. But the contradiction between his lofty objectives and their predictable outcomes is at the root of X's self-destruction.

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  • This is a narrower instrumental framing, not an explicit retraction of the earlier existential-risk-related remark.

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