In this Hill and Valley Forum panel, Senator Mike Rounds, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, and Lightspeed Venture Partners founder Ravi Mhatre discuss the critical balance between accelerating AI innovation and implementing necessary controls to maintain US technological leadership against China. They emphasize the importance of public-private collaboration, increased energy capacity, and the transformative potential of AI in healthcare and scientific research.
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Timestamps:
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(1:17) Introduction by moderator Ravi Mhatre of Lightseed Venture Partners
(2:29) Context setting about the current state of AI technology advancements
(4:08) Senator Rounds on how the US can stay competitive in AI through public-private collaboration
(6:52) Discussion on balancing innovation speed with necessary security controls
(9:16) Analysis of China's AI capabilities and the DeepSeek model
(13:59) Senator Rounds on China's determination to achieve AI parity with the US
(16:27) Conversation about export controls and policies around open-source AI models
(19:19) Senator Rounds highlighting AI's potential to revolutionize healthcare and cancer research
(21:25) Jack Clark on AI's ability to accelerate scientific research and discovery
(23:18) Discussion on the timeline for AI systems capable of coding and AI R&D
(24:17) Closing thoughts on policy priorities including energy infrastructure and security measures
(26:45) Closing
