As people worry more about the risks of artificial intelligence, some possible Democratic presidential candidates are starting to take these warnings seriously.
随着人们对人工智能风险的担忧加剧,一些潜在的民主党总统候选人开始认真对待这些警告。
But Trump has dismissed it all.
特朗普却对此不屑一顾。
On Friday, California Governor Newsom signed an executive order. It aims to speed up laws requiring independent oversight of AI companies and a "kill switch."
加州州长纽森周五签署行政命令,加快实施要求对AI公司独立监督并设置“终止开关”的法律。
He said California will do its best, but Washington must also take action.
他说加州会尽力,但华盛顿也必须行动起来。
Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro also gave a speech the day before. He described local steps to deal with AI risks.
宾州州长夏皮罗前一天也发表演讲,介绍当地应对AI风险的举措。
He admitted that states have clear limits when regulating a global technology.
他承认各州监管全球性技术有明显局限。
Meanwhile, Anthropic's Amodei, OpenAI's Altman, and Musk's SpaceXAI all called for stronger government oversight.
与此同时,Anthropic的阿莫代伊、OpenAI的奥尔特曼和马斯克的SpaceXAI都呼吁政府加强监督。
Trump, however, called himself "the only control or guardrail AI needs."
特朗普则称自己是“AI唯一需要的控制或护栏”。
Democrats quickly seized on this issue.
民主党人迅速抓住这一议题。
At a rally, Georgia Senator Ossoff said a capable president should send inspectors into frontier labs.
佐治亚州参议员奥索夫在集会上说,有能力的总统应派检查员进入前沿实验室。
He also said he wants to strengthen defenses against bioterrorism and push for an AI treaty.
他还说要加强防御生物恐怖主义,并推动AI条约。
Arizona Senator Kelly told Politico that he will propose legislation next week.
亚利桑那州参议员凯利告诉Politico,他下周将提出立法。
The legislation would create a fund paid for by AI companies to help workers who are affected.
该立法将设立由AI公司出资的基金,来帮助受冲击的工人。
Polls show the two parties are growing further apart on AI: Democrats are more alert, while Republicans are less worried.
民调显示两党对AI的态度分歧在扩大:民主党人更警觉,共和党人则不那么担忧。
A Pew poll in June showed that about 70% of American adults think AI will cause job losses in the next 20 years. That is up 7 percentage points from 2024.
皮尤6月民调显示,约七成美国成年人认为AI将在未来20年导致失业,比2024年上升7个百分点。
However, this issue is not so powerful in many local races.
不过,这个问题在许多地方竞选中并不那么有力。