Spoiled Brats from Congress Dip Their Toes into AI

Summary of the Affair

Next week, we have a bunch of grown-up babysitters, aka congressional staffers from both grand and pathetic political sides set to infest Stanford University’s pretty little campus. They aren’t coming for barbecue or campus crawling, no, they’ve set out on an utterly ambitious endeavor to wrap their buzzword-loving heads around AI (Artificial Intelligence). Swell, isn’t it?

Do We Even Care About the Implications?

Considering the track record of these overpaid paper pushers, I’d say the implications can range from grandiose statements with little real-world application, all the way to legislations that make techies cry. The zookeepers of Capitol Hill getting to terms with AI could knock the technology onto a political battleground, manipulating it into their petty squabbles. On the other hand, if the lawmaking circus decides AI is not just a hip thing but actually crucial to the future of the human race (shock, horror), it may lead to some meaningful dialogue and informed decisions regarding its regulation and implementation. Fingers crossed the latter isn’t just a pipe dream.

The ‘Hot Take’ They Didn’t Ask For, But They’re Getting Anyway

This could be farcical or fascinating, depending on your take on political buffoonery. The idea of policy aides playing hooky at an elite tech institution to ‘learn’ about AI sounds as productive as trying to teach your pet fish to sing opera. Get ready for a fresh wave of hilarious misunderstandings and misinterpretations as they try to tackle computerized calculus while still struggling with their office Voicemail. Stanford appears all too eager for this barnyard parade, ensuring its dedication to babysitting our democracy remains rock solid.

Original article:https://venturebeat.com/ai/the-stanford-university-boot-camp-teaching-congress-about-ai/