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OpenAI Vice President of Global Affairs Chris Lehane explains how the US can maximize the benefits of AI to drive economic growth in “Varney & Co.”
OpenAI’s Chris Lehane is warning of this America’s shrinking lead in artificial intelligence space as the company publishes its economic blueprint and policy proposals for the US
During his appearance on “Varney & Co.” on Monday, Lehane, OpenAI’s vice president of global affairs, argued that the U.S. must “absolutely” win in the AI space, highlighting the key components listed to the company’s recently presented project.
“We have an advantage. That advantage is not as big as it used to be against China“, he said.
On Monday, OpenAI unveiled its AI in America: OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint, which focuses on AI in national security, the state’s “vital role” in “maximizing the benefits of AI early on,” and the infrastructure.
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Lehane explained that the plan will not only help ensure America’s leadership in the race, but also support the “economic opportunity that a country can have“from technology.
“At the federal government level, can we have clear guidance, a coherent strategy when it comes to national security?” he raised
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He added how the country can leverage AI to lead at the state level.
“States can be laboratories of democracy to really support and benefit from what this technology can do,” Lehane said.
“There are a lot of conversations about how we grow talent in this country. States can really play a big role in that,” he expressed.
Finally, the last piece that appears in the plan is the infrastructure.
“People have said that infrastructure is destiny. We need chips. We need data. We need energy,” he stressed.
The blueprint document echoes Lehane’s comments, which states that “we believe that building sufficient infrastructure is not only vital to ensure that AI around the world is based on US-based technology rather than China, but is an unmissable opportunity to catalyze a reindustrialization of the US.”
“You know, Vladimir Putinwho is not someone I would normally quote, has talked about the fact that whoever wins the US-China race wins the world,” Lehane noted.
He explained that China “has made it clear” that it wants to be the dominant player in AI by 2030, and that in the last 4-5 weeks, the AI systems coming out of the country “show that they have really accelerated their operation “. progress”.
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“We’re in a moment, given the race we’re in, that we absolutely have to win, I think we’re going to win. But to make sure we win, we’ve got to think big, we’ve got to act big, and we’ve got to build this country big he’s done it before,” Lehane said.
As America prepares for new leadership, Lehane expressed excitement at the prospect of working with President-elect Trump.
“President-elect Trump has made that abundantly clear his perspective on AI is to make sure America wins on the national security piece and wins on the economic competitive piece,” he explained.
“We understand as an early innovator in this space, that we need to be a part of this and we’ve made it clear that we want to support them in achieving their goals,” he said.
