Biden declares ‘I am the AI’ while pushing rules for artificial intelligence

WASHINGTON — President Biden jokingly declared “I am the AI” Friday as he pushed for regulations governing the use of artificial intelligence — before adding: “If any of you think I’m Abe Lincoln, blame it on the AI.” The 80-year-old president warned that unfettered AI could pose a threat “to our democracy” and noted that he in February signed an order forbidding the development of algorithms that “discriminate” based on a person’s race. “We must be clear-eyed and vigilant about the threats emerging technologies can pose — don’t have to...