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The artificial intelligence craze has swept through Washington this past year, with lawmakers increasingly paying attention to the ways the tool can be harnessed — or cause harm.
But according to Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who represents parts of Silicon Valley, a critical voice is getting short shrift in those talks: academics who have spent their lives studying AI.
Many told him that “academic expertise was being ignored in Washington,” he said during an interview this week.
A bipartisan group of more than two dozen House lawmakers plans to send a letter to President Biden on Friday arguing that he must seek authorization from Congress before launching additional strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.
While the signatories comprise a small portion of the House of Representatives, their letter marks some of the strongest opposition to date to Biden’s handling of the widening hostilities in the Middle East. It follows a letter from four senators of both parties earlier this week questioning the strategic and legal rationale for the strikes.
Antisemitic incidents have exploded on college campuses (and elsewhere) since Oct. 7. For the first time since the war in Gaza began, a bipartisan group of congressmen, with a stalwart progressive leading the charge, has come up with a constructive response. And boy, do we need one.
Today, I’m talking with Representative Ro Khanna. He’s a Democrat from California, and he’s been in Congress for about eight years now, representing California’s 17th District. It’s arguably the highest-tech district in the entire country.
You’ll hear him say a couple times that there’s $10 trillion of tech market value in his district, and that’s not an exaggeration: Apple, Intel, and Nvidia are all headquartered there. He’s also got a big chunk of Google’s offices. So, you know, no big deal.
As members of Congress return to Capitol Hill next week, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna will continue his fight for a lasting cease-fire in Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, which has killed at least 22,600 Palestinians.
"We need this war to stop. It is a humanitarian catastrophe," the California Democrat told Common Dreams in an interview Friday, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his fourth trip to the Middle East in three months.
Washington, DC – Today, the House Oversight Committee unanimously approved the bipartisan Government Service Delivery Improvement Act introduced by Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), and William Timmons (SC-04) and championed by Ranking Member of the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee Gerry Connolly.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) led a bipartisan letter with Representatives Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Warren Davidson (OH-08), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and 22 other members to President Biden expressing concern over unauthorized military strikes against the Houthi Rebels in Yemen.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) introduced a new bipartisan resolution with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) encouraging schools to teach digital literacy and history relating to the Holocaust, World War II, and antisemitism.
Washington, DC – Today, The Nation published a new opinion piece from Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) criticizing President Biden’s decision to launch U.S. strikes against the Houthis in Yemen without the approval of Congress.