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Josh Hawley: “They don't have any incentive to think about, what happens if I crash this hospital? Gee, what happens if I…”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

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"I think it's time to get back to the American principle where if you break it, you pay for it."

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For not just comfort, but to have an understanding of what these companies that are the most powerful companies in the world are doing right now with the most powerful technology ever known to them, race, race, race against each other. They don't have any incentive to think about, what happens if I crash this hospital? Gee, what happens if I crash the banking system? They just think that's somebody else's problem. I think the American people are saying, protect our rights, give us a voice, give power back to us. (01:46–01:53)

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Asserts that AI companies lack incentives to consider the consequences of their actions on critical systems.

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