President Joe Biden is anticipated to journey to the Bay Space on Tuesday, touchdown at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View previous to attending a marketing campaign reception and different occasions over the course of a two-day go to.
Biden’s journey will characteristic a gathering with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Know-how, a 30-member group that includes professors, scientists, CEOs and tech specialists. The group exists to advise the president on coverage issues the place an “understanding of science, know-how and innovation is vital.”
The president’s go to comes as critics from a rising variety of sectors have expressed issues in regards to the lack of regulation surrounding synthetic intelligence and the event of enormous language fashions like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. The Biden administration has stated that to reap the advantages of synthetic intelligence the nation “should first handle its dangers.”
In June, the Biden administration introduced that it had come to a voluntary settlement with a gaggle of firms working in A.I. on a set of security tips. Two months later, in August, the Biden administration held the primary occasion that publicly stress-tested massive language fashions.
As of press time, it was unclear what matters, precisely, the president will focus on along with his council.
On Tuesday, a fundraising group, the Biden Victory Fund ,can also be holding a reception with the president. The occasion is hosted by Mark Heising and Liz Simons, Peninsula-based philanthropists. The offered out occasion supplied tickets ranging in value from $5,000 to $100,000.
President Biden will journey to the Bay after assembly with placing UAW employees in Wayne County, Michigan.
The president most just lately visited the Bay Space in June, the place he introduced a $600 million funding in tasks geared toward combating local weather change. On that journey, he additionally touted the work his administration has accomplished to create clear vitality jobs, construct local weather resilience, and make investments to higher defend the nation’s energy grid from excessive climate occasions. Biden additionally visited the area in January, following devastating floods in Santa Cruz and the encircling mountain communities.
As he leaves for California, Biden is dealing with nationwide headwinds together with a possible authorities shutdown and flagging ballot numbers that present him tied or behind former President Donald Trump in a possible head-to-head rematch within the 2024 election.
Republican presidential contenders are additionally descending on California this week for the GOP California conference in Orange County. As well as, Ron Desantis, one in every of Trump’s high-profile challengers, will likely be holding a brunch with native agriculture leaders in Salinas on Thursday.