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John Fetterman: “The Chinese will seize the lead [in AI] and then they would…”

Featuring: John Fetterman, Democratic | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

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Sen. John Fetterman on Democratic Divides, DSA & Israel | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Published | Video Starts at 30:11

And for me, I want America to win that because we are the good. The good Guy, you know, in this. And now the second we, we hinder our own ability to develop these kind of tools, The Chinese will seize the lead [in AI] and then they would weaponize that in ways that...could inflict untold trillions [in damage]. And that. That's my real concern for a lot about that overall. No, I think I'm understanding sort of your position on, on AI. (30:11–30:14)

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