Senate Commerce Chair Cruz opposes regulating AI to avoid ‘killer robots’

Highlighting a need to beat China in artificial intelligence innovation, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) expressed skepticism of efforts to regulate the development and use of AI by a contingent of “safety” advocates who argue failing to do so could foster an existential threat.

Cruz commented in detail on the issue for the first time as the new Senate Commerce chairman at the end of his March 6 speech during an event hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project. The...