Senators Mark Warner and Ted Cruz discus China's AI advances while Bill Gates meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping and TikTok parent ByteDance buys $1B in GPUs from Nvidia. Before that on the Brief, 42% of CEOs worry AI could end humanity in the next decade, Mercedes puts ChatGPT in its cars, and Meta wants to commercialize LLaMA.  The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.  Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

On Monday, May 1, I interviewed Virgina Senator Mark Warner.We get into the RESTRICT Act, state capacity to analyze emerging technologies, the future of industrial policy, the nature and limits to bipartisanship around China, as well as the government’s role in regulating artificial intelligence.Check out the ChinaTalk newsletter for a full transcript! https://www.chinatalk.media/Art via midjourney prompt: corporate America’s naïveté vis-à-vis China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Warner, a US Senator from Virginia focusing on election interference and cybersecurity, delves into pressing concerns surrounding the 2024 elections. He discusses tactics used by foreign adversaries, including misinformation spread by fake news platforms and influencers. Warner emphasizes the vital role technology plays in safeguarding election integrity, revealing insights from his hearings with tech executives. He highlights threats from international actors like China and Iran, urging increased public awareness and legislative accountability in the fight against cyber threats.