Attorney General Blanche Says DOJ Would Probe AI-Related Violations
Blanche said prosecutors will pursue AI-related crimes under existing laws as Democrats and tech figures push for broader safeguards.
- On Tuesday, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced at the White House that the Justice Department will investigate AI-related criminal activity but rejected a regulatory role for the agency.
- President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed concerns about AI systems potentially "taking over the World" or "destroying Humanity" as a "HOAX," arguing the technology requires no additional government guardrails.
- Blanche accused Democrats of using the AI debate to influence upcoming midterm elections, noting lawmakers remained silent for months before suddenly raising these concerns.
- Democratic lawmakers, including Sanders and Democratic Rep. Greg Casar of Texas, have backed the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act to impose restrictions on advanced AI development due to employment and safety concerns.
- While rejecting new regulations, the Justice Department will continue applying existing federal laws to prosecute unlawful conduct involving AI, maintaining its standard role in criminal enforcement.
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US Justice Department will investigate AI-related crimes, but won't regulate, attorney general says
US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday his department will investigate any criminal activity involving artificial intelligence but stopped short of calling for new regulations on the technology.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche sought to clarify President Donald Trump’s criticism of the calls for an artificial intelligence development slowdown as a “hoax,” contending the issue is only being discussed now because November’s midterm elections are 50 days away. Blanche told reporters that what Trump described as a “hoax” was the way the debate exploded […]
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Sung-min = U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on the 15th (local time) that with the U.S. midterm elections in November fast approaching, artificial intelligence (A...
Blanche talks possible DOJ role in AI regulations, mail-in voting at White House briefing
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