June 12 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg reported on June 11 thatAmazonChief Security Officer Steve Schmidt has called for a reduction of AI Regulation, echoing the stance of executives at several large technology companies who have warned that excessive government intervention in this fast-growing sector could limit companies' business expansion.
Steve Schmidt says, "Any form of regulationTends to impede technological progress, so we prefer to leave it up to the industry to explore and establish appropriate standards that will ultimately be driven by customer demand."
In testimony before the U.S. Congress last month, executives from Microsoft, OpenAI, AMD, and CoreWeave all said that regulation is limiting their growth and undermining their competitiveness in the AI race with China. "The U.S. needs toRational regulation that does not slow down the pace of development. "
US GovernmentIt has also taken a deregulatory approach, not only rescinding previously issued AI-related executive orders, but also brokering a number of AI cooperation agreements in the Middle East. House Speaker Mike Johnson said, "This provision is a matter of national security and helps the United States stay ahead of the competition with China."
However, the rules of the Senate may not allow the provisions in question to pass. As a rule, only those with budgetary implications can be passed by a simple majority vote, bypassing lengthy procedures. As an alternative, the Senate has proposed thatExclude a state from federal broadband program funding support if it implements AI regulation. However, this proposal still needs to be ruled on by the Senate Rules Officer and no conclusion has been reached yet.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz said, "We haven't formally presented our position to the parliamentary rules officer, which we expect to do this week or next week. And I can't predict how she will rule."
Like other large tech companies, Amazon is spending money on building data centers to support AI computing. The company recently announced that it will invest up to $20 billion (note: current exchange rate is about 143,753 million yuan) in a new server campus in Pennsylvania.