James Lankford
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James Paul Lankford is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oklahoma since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Lankford has focused on issues such as healthcare, government spending, and religious freedom during his time in office. He previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015, representing Oklahoma's 5th congressional district.
Thanks for holding the hearing. Obviously, we have a lot we have to learn because we have to figure out how to not limit this technology but to manage its use.
So, at Meta, as you all are dealing with this and trying to be able to think through partnerships, whether it be cloud-basing with Alibaba or whether it be actually partnerships with PRC entities for research in the area of AI, how should…
Thanks for holding the hearing. Obviously, we have a lot we have to learn because we have to figure out how to not limit this technology but to manage its use.
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I am looking to spark a conversation that we have got to have in a larger community because that value piece is still not established for us.
So, at Meta, as you all are dealing with this and trying to be able to think through partnerships, whether it be cloud-basing with Alibaba or whether it be actually partnerships with PRC entities for research in the area of AI, how should…
I think we have to write these kind of agreements that make sure that that data is the people's data.
I think we have to write these kind of agreements that make sure that that data is the people's data.
So, at Meta, as you all are dealing with this and trying to be able to think through partnerships, whether it be cloud-basing with Alibaba or whether it be actually partnerships with PRC entities for research in the area of AI, how should…
I am looking to spark a conversation that we have got to have in a larger community because that value piece is still not established for us.
we have to figure out how to not limit this technology but to manage its use.
But we have to put something in statutory language at some point to be able to say this is off limits, this is limits.
We are not going to buy an off the shelf item for AI and just assume it has good ethics that is built into it.
Obviously, the Constitution is the first set of values, but then we have to be able to set for each one of those, what is that responsible use?
We have not been able to get good clarity among all of us on, how do you define what is that value of what is responsible use of AI in each sector.
I have real concerns on that because if you have an AI representative in each agency, their job is to increase AI usage.
Yes, we have a weapon system that was delivered about five years ago that was delivered with Microsoft 7 on board five years ago.
Obviously, the Constitution is the first set of values, but then we have to be able to set for each one of those, what is that responsible use?
The most difficult thing that I continue to be able to hear is the continual term everyone throws around, we just want to make sure there is responsible use of AI, to which I always smile and say, define that for me.
We cannot have a situation where we are that far out of date, especially with something like this.
We cannot have a situation where we are that far out of date, especially with something like this.
I do not think we should have an AI office in each one of our Federal entities.





