Exclusive: Senators interrogate AI firms on China safeguards
Summary
Two U.S. senators are asking major AI companies about their efforts to stop employees with connections to China from accessing advanced American AI systems. They want to understand how companies protect their technology from insider risks and possible spying.Key Facts
- Senators Chuck Grassley and Jim Banks sent letters to CEOs of Amazon, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others.
- The letters include questions about employee background checks and monitoring of workers with sensitive access.
- Senators are concerned about China’s history of spying on U.S. companies in important industries.
- Companies must respond to nine questions by May 20.
- The senators want to work with companies and government to improve AI security.
- U.S. officials say China is trying to take American AI technology on a large scale.
- Congress is increasing oversight of AI firms and holding classified meetings.
- The focus is on preventing insider threats, not just hacking from outside.
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