Algorithms and Authoritarians: Why U.S. AI Must Lead

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On June 25, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) convened a hearing titled, Algorithms and Authoritarians: Why U.S. AI Must Lead.

The hearing examined how the CCP leverages AI for surveillance, military modernization, and ideological control, and why U.S. leadership in AI is vital for national security and democratic values. 

During the hearing, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee introduced the No Adversarial AI Act, a bipartisan legislation created to protect federal agencies from the risks posed by artificial intelligence technologies controlled by foreign adversaries, including the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

The following witnesses provided testimony:

  • Mr. Jack Clark, Co-Founder and Head of Policy, Anthropic
  • Dr. Tom Mahnken, President and CEO, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)
  • Mr. Mark Beall, President of Government Affairs, AI Policy Network