Finding Common Ground on AI — Semafor Event
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Abstraction: Semafor DC event bridging Silicon Valley and Washington AI perspectives
Key points:
- Event held December 7, 2023 at the Gallup Building, Washington DC
- Premise: Silicon Valley views AI with optimism/existential fear; Washington sees it as Big Tech disruption requiring regulation
- Speakers included Google's Kent Walker, FDA Chief Scientist Namandjé Bumpus, Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas, Future of Life Institute's Anthony Aguirre, and several US Representatives
- Topics spanned AI limitations, work/employment, disease, warfare, democratic elections, and AI's fundamental nature
- Defense Innovation Unit, FDA, and DOE all represented, reflecting government-wide AI engagement
- Scale AI and Cisco among private sector participants
Connections: Google · Perplexity AI · AI Governance · AI Policy
Source: https://events.semafor.com/findingcommongroundonai/4513646