VP Vance at the AI Action Summit in Paris: We Will Block Any Efforts by Hostile Foreign Adversaries to Weaponize AI Software

Vance Now we ve ░░░░░░░░ watched as hostile foreign ░░░░░░░░ have weaponized AI software ░░░░░░░░ rewrite history surveil users ░░░░░░░░ censor speech This is ░░░░░░░░ new of course As ░░░░░░░░ do with other tech ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian regimes have stolen ░░░░░░░░ used AI to strengthen ░░░░░░░░ military intelligence and surveillance ░░░░░░░░ capture foreign data and ░░░░░░░░ propaganda to undermine other ░░░░░░░░ national security I want ░░░░░░░░ be clear this administration ░░░░░░░░ block such efforts full ░░░░░░░░ We will safeguard American ░░░░░░░░ and chip technologies from ░░░░░░░░ and misuse work with ░░░░░░░░ allies partners strengthen and ░░░░░░░░ these protections and close ░░░░░░░░ to adversaries attaining AI ░░░░░░░░ that threaten all of ░░░░░░░░ people Now I would ░░░░░░░░ remind our international friends ░░░░░░░░ today that partnering with ░░░░░░░░ regimes it never pays ░░░░░░░░ in the long term ░░░░░░░░ CCTV to 5G equipment ░░░░░░░░ re all familiar with ░░░░░░░░ tech in the marketplace ░░░░░░░░ s been heavily subsidized ░░░░░░░░ exported by authoritarian regimes ░░░░░░░░ as I know and ░░░░░░░░ think some of us ░░░░░░░░ this room have learned ░░░░░░░░ experience partnering with them ░░░░░░░░ chaining your nation to ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian master that seeks ░░░░░░░░ infiltrate dig in and ░░░░░░░░ your information infrastructure Should ░░░░░░░░ deal seem too good ░░░░░░░░ be true just remember ░░░░░░░░ old adage that we ░░░░░░░░ in Silicon Valley If ░░░░░░░░ aren t paying for ░░░░░░░░ product you are the ░░░░░░░░