WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, emphasized the need for American leadership in artificial intelligence during his participation in the Special Competitive Studies Project’s AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C.
Speaking at a fireside chat titled “Winning the AI Race with the CCP,” Ricketts outlined his vision for maintaining the United States' competitive edge in AI innovation.
“What we have to do is create an environment where American innovators are the ones who can continue to innovate,” said Ricketts. “We shouldn’t put up rules so that other countries don’t adopt what we’re doing Either we’re right or they’re right. Either Communist China’s centralized system, where they’re directing state-owned enterprises, is right or ours