US House Minority Leader calls for immediate congressional action to regulate artificial intelligence [SOUND]

# US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has called on Congress to take steps to regulate artificial intelligence, saying the safety and the well-being of the American people must be protected. This is amid top leaders in the AI industry urging a more cautious approach to the development of the technology, warning that it could eradicate humanity if left unchecked. Jeffries says the American people must be able to experience the benefits of artificial intelligence without being subjected to the very real and dangerous downsides: