In this edition: A new bill in the Senate would hold AI companies liable for harms their products create; China tightens its export controls on rare earth metals; a definition of AGI.

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Senate Bill Would Establish Liability for AI Harms

Sens. Dick Durbin, (D-Ill) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo) introduced the AI LEAD Act, which would establish a federal cause of action for people harmed by AI systems to sue AI companies.

Corporations are usually liable for harms their products create. When a company sells a product in the United States that harms someone, that person can generally sue that company for damages under the doctrine of product liability. Those suits force companies to internalize the harms their products create—and incentivize them to make their products safer.

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(00:35) Senate Bill Would Establish Liability for AI Harms

(02:48) China Tightens Export Controls on Rare Earth Metals

(05:28) A Definition of AGI

(08:31) In Other News

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