Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I think the idea of a pause is totally impractical."

"For me, what keeps me up at night, one of the main reasons to stay awake when thinking about AI is the impact on our economy."

"But I think all of you would agree that there's a need for thought and consideration here before these models are just thrown into the wild, so to speak."

"I guarantee that in China or in many of the other countries that are potential competitors, there are not groups like this one voluntarily--voluntarily pursuing research, innovation, invention in this..."