Tech Titans Come to Washington to Explain AI to Anxious Senators

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Anxiety is running so high in Washington about artificial intelligence that the Senate is convening a summit of tech experts and CEOs — including the world’s first-, fifth- and 10th- richest men — for a closed-door briefing to explain it all.