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Classified AI Briefing to Senators A ‘Candid, Wake Up Call,’ Schumer Says

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, July 13th, 2023

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Classified AI Briefing to Senators A ‘Candid, Wake Up Call,’ Schumer Says

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) speaks with reporters on July 11th.

Pentagon, intelligence, and White House officials' classified, artificial intelligence (AI) briefing to about 70 senators on July 11th was a "candid, wake up call," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on July 12. The presentation was the second of three planned AI briefings to senators. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks; Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines; Vice Adm. Frank "Trey" Whitworth, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; White House Office of Science Technology and Policy Director Arati Prabhakar;…

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