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Senator Laphonza Butler thinks supporting Big AI or human workers is a ‘false choice’

Butler says it’s not about “false choices.”

Representing California in Congress comes with a unique challenge: navigating national politics while reflecting the interests of the most populous state in the US, including a large constituency from the tech industry. On the national stage, Harris has acted as an AI czar within the Biden administration, leading discussions with industry players and civil society leaders about how to regulate it. Butler spoke with The Verge about balancing the interests of AI companies and the people their products impact, including workers who fear being automated out of a job.

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