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Richard Blumenthal

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Richard Blumenthal is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Connecticut since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Blumenthal has focused on issues such as consumer protection, healthcare, and veterans' affairs during his tenure. He previously served as the Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011, where he gained recognition for his advocacy on behalf of consumers and his efforts to hold corporations accountable. Blumenthal has been an active voice in the Senate, participating in various committees and addressing key national issues.

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Jul 25, 2023

I think we need some kind of regulatory agency, but not just a reactive body.

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Jul 25, 2023

the Government has an obligation to invest... in safety, just as it has in other technology and innovation.

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Jul 25, 2023

I am honored to be here today to speak in tribute to the late Lowell Weicker, a U.S. Senator from Connecticut and Governor from my State--a giant in Connecticut politics but on the national scene as well. He, sadly, passed away. I will be…

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Jul 25, 2023

the dangers are not just extinction but loss of jobs, one of potentially the worst nightmares that we have.

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Jul 25, 2023

In many instances, let's be very blunt, agencies become captive of the industries they're supposed to regulate, and this one is too important to allow it to become captive.

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Jul 25, 2023

If we don't act soon, we could decay into not just partisanship but inaction.

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Jul 25, 2023

President Biden has enlisted--or elicited commitments to security, safety, transparency, announced on Friday.

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Jul 25, 2023

we can't repeat the mistakes that we made on social media, which was to delay and disregard the dangers.

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Jul 25, 2023

I think there are core standards that we are building bipartisan consensus around.

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Jul 25, 2023

In many instances, let's be very blunt, agencies become captive of the industries they're supposed to regulate, and this one is too important to allow it to become captive.

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Jul 25, 2023

the Government has an obligation to invest... in safety, just as it has in other technology and innovation.

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Jul 25, 2023

I think the recall as a concept is a good one, but there have to be teeth to it.

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Jul 25, 2023

Senator Hawley and I, as an example of our cooperation, wrote to Meta about an AI model that they released to the public.

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Jul 25, 2023

These commitments are unspecific and unenforceable.

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Jul 25, 2023

The White House certainly has recognized the urgency with a historic meeting of the seven major companies.

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Jul 25, 2023

President Biden has enlisted--or elicited commitments to security, safety, transparency, announced on Friday.

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Jul 25, 2023

I think we need some kind of regulatory agency, but not just a reactive body.

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Jul 25, 2023

This is the moment. And the fact that this has been bipartisan so far...

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Jul 25, 2023

Somehow, we need to design the regulatory architecture so that we can get to the point where, if we learn new things about what makes planes safe and what makes planes crash, they get kind of automatically hooked into whatever architecture…

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Jul 25, 2023

I would hope that you would endorse that idea.

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Jul 25, 2023

We do not have these ads that aren't the real people... that we give voters the information they need...

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Jul 25, 2023

I'm actually really excited about what we can get done, the potential for good here...

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Jul 25, 2023

we can't repeat the mistakes that we made on social media, which was to delay and disregard the dangers.

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