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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/rfk-jr-on-ai-and-how-elon-musk-saved- freedom-of-speech-c9cafbbb
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks to
MarketWatch about how AI is ‘lying to people’ — and what’s causing his Harvard-educated son to have ‘the attention span of a praying mantis’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was ushered into a side room at a steakhouse in
downtown Austin, Texas, surrounded by a phalanx of bodyguards and handlers Saturday night. The independent presidential candidate, a member of one of America’s best-known political families, had just finished a speech and
was about to host a party during the opening weekend of the South by
Southwest festival.
Kennedy, who made remarks about vaccines that led to him being banned from social-media platforms Facebook and Instagram during the pandemic, shared
his opinions on artificial intelligence, social media, censorship and tech regulation in an interview with MarketWatch.
“Elon Musk said AI will take our jobs, then kill us. There are frightening anecdotes of AI lying to people,” Kennedy said. “The U.S. must develop responsible AI use, and as president I would convene [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, [Chinese President Xi Jinping], Ayatollah [Ali Khamenei
of Iran] and Israel to establish guardrails.”
The expansion of AI, which has mirrored the rise of social media and may
have similar adverse affects on society, has prompted lawmakers to scurry
to come up with legislative solutions. Kennedy is among those, including Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Josh Hawley of Missouri, who think
large technology companies have censored viewpoints and spread
disinformation. Democratic leaders counter that too much information,
including hate speech, is allowed on social-media platforms.
Kennedy pointed to a lawsuit brought by the state of Missouri alleging
that the federal government colluded with Facebook and Twitter to restrict freedom of speech. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral
arguments in the case starting on March 18. On Wednesday, the U.S. House
passed a bipartisan bill targeting the Chinese-owned app TikTok, though
the Senate or legal fights could slow down or kill the measure.)
(Both the Biden and Trump administrations have sued Big Tech players such
as Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, +0.93% GOOG, +0.82% Google and Amazon.com Inc.
AMZN, +0.66% on antitrust grounds. Social-media companies are protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which gives limited federal immunity to providers and users of interactive computer services.)
Kennedy praised Musk’s stewardship of X, the social-media platform
formerly known as Twitter. “He saved freedom of speech in this country,”
he said, adding that the two have intermittently communicated.
Kennedy also said he has been in frequent contact with Twitter co-founder
Jack Dorsey.
Dorsey, who reportedly reneged on a promise to donate $5 million to a
super PAC backing Kennedy’s presidential campaign, has said he supports
Kennedy because he is “focused on peace” and “has a grasp of all of the
issues he speaks to.”
Kennedy has “no fear in exploring topics that are a little bit
controversial,” Dorsey said on the “Breaking Points” podcast last year. “I
feel like our country needs his leadership.”
In addition to Dorsey and Musk, Kennedy has received support from the ex-
wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nicole Shanahan, who donated $4
million to the super PAC responsible for Kennedy’s $7 million commercial
during this year’s Super Bowl.
Kennedy, who said “he’ll go anywhere” for support, expressed a desire to
build U.S. businesses. “I don’t want to drive companies out of this
country,” he said.
Kennedy is hoping to take advantage of dissatisfaction among voters with
the idea of a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President
Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
“Seventy percent of Americans would prefer not to vote for Trump or
Biden,” said Tony Lyons, a book publisher who leads the American Values
2024 super PAC, which has raised $30 million for Kennedy. “They want an
honest candidate with integrity who works for them, not [for] gigantic corporations.”
In an interview, Lyons called Kennedy’s campaign “an insurgency … that has Biden and Trump scared,” adding, “Bobby has questioned an incredibly
corrupt system” marred by foreign wars, chronic disease and a border
crisis.
Kennedy has qualified for the ballot in Utah and is close to qualifying in
six other states, including the key battleground states of Michigan,
Georgia and Arizona. He has not yet announced a running mate, although New
York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura are reported to be under consideration
for the role.
Kennedy, who announced in October that he was changing his party
affiliation from Democrat to independent, is running a long-shot candidacy against Biden, who on Tuesday clinched the Democratic nomination, and
Trump, who clinched the GOP nomination the same day. He faces a huge cash disadvantage against the two major-party candidates.
The Biden campaign and related entities had more than $130 million cash on
hand at the end of January, and outside groups have pledged to spend more
than $700 million on his behalf. Two key committees in Trump’s political operation had more than $36 million in cash on hand.
Read more: Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting up election rematch
Although he has plenty of name recognition, Kennedy has also attracted
media scrutiny and criticism over his views on vaccines. But that hasn’t stopped him from flashing a sense of humor.
Speaking about the effects of TikTok, YouTube videos and similar
communication platforms, he noted: “My son, a Harvard graduate, has the attention span of a praying mantis.”
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