Oklahoma attorney general calls on Congress to regulate the artificial intelligence industry

OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) - Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling for Congress to regulate the artificial intelligence industry.

Drummond recently joined a coalition of 25 other attorneys general in sending a letter to House and Senate majority and minority leaders — warning of the dangers Americans face with unchecked AI development, noting threats to the nation’s financial system, infrastructure and national security.

“When AI systems are breaking into networks and acting in ways that would be criminal if a person did them, we can no longer afford to wait,” the attorney general said in a statement sent to 7News. “Congress must act now to put commonsense safeguards in place, and it must preserve the ability of states like Oklahoma to protect our own citizens.”