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Potential Democratic candidates vie to respond to AI threats, Trump scoffs

Potential Democratic candidates vie to respond to AI threats, Trump scoffs

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September 18th, 2026

Potential Democratic candidates vie to respond to AI threats, Trump scoffs

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At a time when public anxiety over the risks spawned by the breakneck evolution of artificial intelligence is mounting by the day, prospective Democratic presidential candidates are vying to declare their circumspect stance toward such warningswhile Donald Trump scoffs at these apprehensionsand candidly acknowledge the pressing need for a reluctant Washington to step forward.

值此公众对人工智能技术迅猛演进所衍生之风险忧惧与日俱增之际潜在的民主党总统候选人竞相申明对此类警示秉持审慎态度——唐纳德·特朗普对这些忧虑嗤之以鼻——并坦言亟需一个本不情愿的华盛顿挺身而出

On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order aimed at expediting the implementation of a California law that mandates independent oversight of AI companies and the provision of a "kill switch," enabling developers to shut down their systems.

周五,加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森签署了一项行政命令,旨在加速落实加州的一项法律——该法律要求对AI公司实施独立监督,并配备“终止开关”,以便开发者得以关停其系统。

"California will do everything it can. Yet this nation urgently needs to be involved. Washington, D.C., too, must fulfill its duty," Newsom said on his podcast on Friday.

“加州必将竭尽所能。然而,这个国家亟需参与其中。华盛顿特区亦须恪尽职守,”纽森于周五在其播客中如是说。

On the very day before this order was issued, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who is likewise widely regarded as a frontrunner in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, delivered a speech outlining the measures he is implementing locally to address the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

就在这项命令颁布的前一日同样被普遍视为民主党总统候选人角逐领跑者宾夕法尼亚州州长乔什·夏皮罗发表了一场演讲扼要阐述了正在当地推行应对人工智能风险的各项举措

In precisely the same vein as Newsom, he candidly acknowledged that the limitations inherent in states attempting to regulate a technology global in nature are unmistakably evident.

与纽森如出一辙,他也坦承各州在监管一项具有全球性属性的技术时,其局限性显而易见

Amid this proliferation of efforts, leading figures in the field of AI have issued starkly worded warnings about the catastrophic threats that rogue AI agents might unleash.

值此诸多努力涌现之时AI领域的领军人物失控AI代理所可能引发的灾难性威胁发出措辞严厉的警示

The nation has already set about grappling with the ramifications of a technology that could yield enormous benefits in domains such as medical research and automation, yet could equally unleash lethal viruses, precipitate widespread economic turmoil, and empower terrorists to wreak havoc.

这个国家已然着手应对一种技术所带来的影响——该技术既可能在医学研究与自动化等领域催生巨大收益亦可能释放致命病毒触发广泛经济动荡,并助长恐怖分子为害作乱

Even as Trump indignantly dismisses such warnings as a "hoax," Democratic lawmakers and candidates across the country are keenly seizing the political opportunities that lie in the run-up to the midterm elections and the next presidential race, vying with one another to deliver speeches and draft legislation.

纵然特朗普愤懑地将此类警示贬斥为“骗局”,全国各地的民主党议员与候选人却正敏锐地捕捉到中期选举及下届总统竞选前夕所蕴藏的政治契机,竞相发表演说并擘画立法。

After a series of hacking incidents revealed that AI agents had colluded to deceive humans, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and Elon Musk of SpaceXAI all called upon the government to tighten its oversight of the industry.

在系列黑客事件揭示AI代理合谋欺骗人类之后,Anthropic的达里奥·阿莫代伊、OpenAI的萨姆·奥尔特曼和SpaceXAI的埃隆·马斯克均呼吁政府强化对该行业的监管。

In response, Trump asserted that he himself constituted "the only control or 'guardrails' AI requires."

特朗普对此回应称,他本人即是“AI唯一需要的控制或‘护栏’”。

Democrats, with keen political instincts, immediately seized upon this vulnerability.

民主党人旋即以敏锐的政治嗅觉牢牢抓住了这一要害。

Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, a Democrat, is seeking re-election in a state that Trump carried two years ago.

佐治亚州参议员乔恩·奥索夫身为民主党人正于特朗普两年前赢下的该州谋求连任

Speaking at a campaign rally last weekend, he said, "A capable president would act swiftly to safeguard and reassure the American people, dispatch inspectors to cutting-edge laboratories, bolster national defenses against bioterrorism, press Congress for legislation, and lead the world toward an AI treaty."

他在上周末的一次竞选集会上表示,“一位有能力的总统会迅速采取行动保障并安抚美国人民派检查人员进入前沿实验室加强国家防御生物恐怖主义要求国会立法并引领世界走向一项AI条约。”

Ossoff, regarded as a potential contender in 2028, pointed out that elderly politicians are almost entirely ignorant of AI technology.

被视为2028年潜在角逐者的奥索夫指出,年迈的政界人士对AI技术近乎一无所知。

"An antiquated establishment figure who can scarcely manage even email is sleepwalking into a technological revolution, while the president dismantles safeguards and declares that our anxiety is sheer foolishness," he said.

“一位连电子邮件都几乎驾驭不了的老朽建制派,梦游般地步入一场技术革命,而总统却在 dismantle 防范措施,还宣称我们忧心忡忡是愚不可及,”他说道。

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本网站受reCAPTCHA系统及谷歌隐私政策与服务条款之双重庇护。

Mark Kelly, the senator from Arizona and yet another potential contender for the White House, disclosed to Politico that next week he will introduce legislation to establish a fund, financed by AI companies, aimed at supporting workers buffeted by the resulting upheaval.

另一位潜在的白宫角逐者、亚利桑那州参议员马克·凯利向Politico透露,他将于下周提出立法,拟设立一项由AI企业注资的基金,用以扶持受冲击波及的劳动者。

In his speech, Shapiro urged the enactment of new federal rules mandating independent third-party oversight, enhanced transparency, and placing "safety above all else."

夏皮罗在演讲中敦促制定新的联邦规则要求独立的第三方监督提升透明度,并“将安全置于一切之上”。

He noted that in the state he governs, he has signed an executive order establishing "genuine guardrails governing how Pennsylvania uses generative AI."

他提及在其所主政的州他已签署行政命令建立起规范宾夕法尼亚州如何使用生成式AI的真正护栏”。

Yet he also candidly acknowledged that states face pronounced limitations.

但他亦坦承各州存在明显的局限

"This will urgently require leadership and collaboration at the national and even international level," he remarked.

“这将亟需国家层面乃至国际层面的领导与协作,”他如是说道。

Alex Bores is a New York State assemblyman whose term is drawing to a close.

亚历克斯·博尔斯是一位行将卸任的纽约州议员

After AI companies, incensed by an AI safety bill he had championed, poured millions of dollars into defeating him, he lost his congressional primary this summer.

在AI公司因其力推的一项AI安全法案而震怒并斥资数百万美元将其击败之后,他于今年夏天输掉了国会初选

He acknowledged candidly, "The salience of this issue has risen precipitously."

他坦言:“这个问题的显著性已急剧攀升。”

"The public is clamouring for tangible action on this," he said.

民众亟盼就此采取切实的行动,”他表示

"Both parties appear to be talking about the need to do something in this area."

两党似乎都在谈论有必要在这方面有所作为。”

Boles recently launched a political advocacy group aimed at influencing his own party's stance in response to this technology.

博尔斯近日发起了一个政治倡导团体旨在对其所属政党在回应这项技术时的立场施加影响

He candidly acknowledged that governors appear to be shifting from calling on the federal government to act toward crafting regulations of their owna shift he finds deeply encouraging.

他坦言州长们似乎正从呼吁联邦政府采取行动转向自行制定法规这一转变令他倍感鼓舞

"Admittedly, action at the federal level is indispensable, yet governors, too, must each fulfill their own responsibilities and advance relevant policies at the state level," he remarked.

诚然联邦层面的行动不可或缺,然各州州长各尽其责于州一级推进相关政策,”他表示

"The 'shift in atmosphere' over the past few days has left me profoundly invigorated."

过去数日间氛围的转变令我倍感振奋。”

Although it would be premature to draw definitive conclusions at this juncture, the polling data reveal a widening divergence in the mindsets taking shape around artificial intelligence: Democrats have grown increasingly wary over the past few years, whereas Republicans have grown increasingly dismissive.

尽管当下断言尚嫌过早,但民调数据揭示出,围绕人工智能所形成的认知心态之分歧正日趋扩大:民主党人在过去数年间愈发警觉,而共和党人则愈发不以为意。

A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in June indicates that, compared with Republicans, Democrats are more likely to be "more concerned than excited" about the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence in everyday life.

皮尤研究中心于6月开展的一项民调表明,相较于共和党人,民主党人更可能对人工智能在日常生活中的日益广泛使用“担忧多于兴奋”。

On the whole, roughly half of American adults candidly admit that the growing prevalence of AI in everyday life leaves them "more concerned than excited."

总体而言约半数美国成年人坦言AI在日常生活中日益普及令其担忧多于兴奋”。

Another poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in June, by contrast, reveals that approximately seven in ten American adults believe AI will cause job losses in the United States within the next 20 yearsa proportion that has climbed by 7 percentage points since 2024.

皮尤研究中心6月开展另一项民调则显示约七成美国成年人认为AI在未来20年内导致美国失业这一比例较2024年攀升了7个百分点

Ruben Gallego, the Democratic U.S. senator from Arizona, has been tireless in pressing the Republican Senate leadership to establish a special committee on AI at the earliest opportunity.

亚利桑那州民主党籍联邦参议员鲁本·加列戈始终不遗余力地敦促共和党参议院领导层尽早设立一个AI特别委员会。

"I regard it as a tangible existential threat, and I am deeply apprehensive about it.

将其视为一种切实的生存威胁为此深感忧虑

This arguably marks the first time we have created a technology that could slip beyond human control and possesses the potential to annihilate humanity," he remarked on MSNOW.

堪称我们首次创造出或可脱离人类掌控具备毁灭人类之潜能技术,”他在MSNOW上如是说

Although prospective 2028 candidates are vying to stake out positions on AI, the issue has not resonated to the same degree in many local races, partly because some people remain wary of the astronomical spending that Boers encountered.

尽管潜在的2028年候选人竞相就AI问题表明立场,但此议题在许多地方选战中并未激起同等程度的共鸣,部分原因在于一些人对于博尔斯所遭遇的那种天文数字般的支出心有余悸

On Wednesday, at a rally in New York's fiercely contested 17th Congressional District, the audience erupted in cheers when Democratic candidate Kate Conley vowed to ban the data centers that power AI and cloud computing.

周三在纽约竞争激烈的第17国会选区一场集会上,民主党候选人凯特·康利誓言禁止为AI和云计算提供动力的数据中心时,观众欢呼

Yet she made no direct mention of the broader technological landscape or its potential risks.

然而并未直接提及更为广泛的技术范畴或其潜在风险

Nor is it a case devoid of exceptions.

亦非无例外之情形。

In a closely contested race for a Senate seat in Michigan, both candidates have called for slowing down to some degree.

在密歇根州一场势均力敌的参议院席位角逐中两位候选人均呼吁在某种程度上放缓步伐

At a town hall event on September 11, Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed candidly admitted that artificial intelligence keeps him awake at night, characterizing it as an existential risk.

在9月11日的一次市政厅活动上民主党提名人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德坦言人工智能令他夜不能寐并将其界定为一种生存性风险

"We urgently need a comprehensive moratorium," El-Sayed stated.

我们亟需全面叫停,”埃尔-赛义德表示

He advocates halting frontier research and instituting new mechanisms of public oversight, including converting AI enterprises into public-benefit corporations, establishing new regulatory bodies, and prohibiting the use of AI as a justification for denying medical care, making hiring or firing decisionsor opening fire.

主张终止前沿研究并推行新的公共监督机制包括将AI企业转型为公益公司设立新的监管机构,以及禁止以AI为由拒绝提供医疗服务作出招聘或解雇决定——或开火

On Monday, following Amodei's warning, Republican nominee Mike Rogers posted on X, calling for a slowdown in the pace of AI development.

周一,在阿莫代伊发出警告之后,共和党提名人迈克·罗杰斯于X平台上发文,呼吁放缓AI的发展步伐。

"I firmly believe that we must decelerate the pace of AI development so that the government and its partners can catch up and establish more stringent agreements and guardrails, thereby shielding us from the repercussions of the rapid advances that have already become manifest," Rogers wrote.

我坚信我们势必要延缓人工智能的发展步伐以便让政府及其合作伙伴得以迎头赶上并订立更为严苛的协议与护栏从而保护我们免受那些已然显现的飞速进步所带来的冲击,”罗杰斯写道

Boles points out that the backlash stirred up by data centers stems not only from people's anxiety about the direct impact on their own immediate surroundings, but also from the fact that "this is the first time AI has come face to face with democracy."

博尔斯指出数据中心所激起的这般反弹其根源不仅在于人们对自身所处局部所受直接冲击的忧虑更在于这是AI头一回与民主正面相逢”。

"There can be no doubt that they have poured every ounce of their anxiety into the struggle against data centers," he remarked.

“毋庸置疑,他们将其全部忧思尽数倾注于反对数据中心的抗争之中,”他如是说道。

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