U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech on artificial intelligence in London on November 1, 2023. Daniel Leal/AFP/Via Getty Images
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Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a packed room at the U.S. embassy in London last fall. She was in town for the Global Summit on AI Safety and was giving a speech the night before the event kicked off. On stage, flanked by American flags, Harris’ sense of gravity was palpable.
“Just as AI has the potential to do profound good, it also has the potential to cause profound harm,” Harris said. Without mincing words,