
But here is the unfortunate truth. Big tech made big promises for innovation, democracy, and community, but instead unleashed big problems on the American people without solutions that were attached by big tech.
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But here is the unfortunate truth. Big tech made big promises for innovation, democracy, and community, but instead unleashed big problems on the American people without solutions that were attached by big tech.

We have to guarantee that wherever artificial intelligence is used, it prioritizes people over profits.

I fought hard to ensure that the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 had a new provision to support technical assistance for these communities.

We can guarantee civil rights protection in the utilization of artificial intelligence.

I think that this is--and if anything helps us close some of the gaps that exist in our ability to take care of patients.

It is simply not right for patients to have their care dictated by an algorithm.

We have to be able to get under the hood just to understand how there are biases built in.

I found the first letter that I wrote in 1976, and it was to the EPA on lead in housing in the poorest communities of Massachusetts.

Yes. And who should bear the burden of proving that the use of artificial intelligence won't harm patients? Where should that burden of proof lie?

I asked Joe Tucci, who was the CEO of EMC, ... what is going on?

I think it is important to know that I have been here today to describe the actual patient harm that is in place due to this AI and sound the alarms for the points where the doctors cannot override the AI and it causes that harm, that…

We got to make sure we put in all the protections for the little guys in our society.

I am proud to work on this committee with you, Mr. Chairman, on much-needed clean and safe drinking water funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Yes. And again, that is the goal that Senator Budd and I have, just kind of moving this ball further down the line.

Without access to resource to repair these septic systems, sewage starts leaking into the environment.

I come to the floor today to speak in support of the nomination of Ms. Julia Kobick to the United States Court for the District of Massachusetts. Today, the Senate voted to invoke cloture on Ms. Kobick's nomination, and, soon, we will vote…

I introduced which Senator Budd, Republican on this Committee, the Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act...