Former Bush speechwriter We are in a race to the unknown

O. CARD. WE'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES. THANKS SO MUCH. >> Sandra: MARC THIESSEN, FOX. NEWS CONTRIBUTOR AND FORMER. SPEECHWRITER TO GEORGE W. BUSH. YOU HEAR POLITICIANS, WE'VE GOT. TO DO SOMETHING. WHAT CAN GO WRONG WHEN YOU GET. THESE SENATORS TOGETHER THAT. DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND OR GRASP. THE HIGHEST FORMS OF AI. TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE TODAY. ISN'T THERE A RISK THEY'RE GOING. TO STEP IN AND SQUASH THE WHOLE. THING COME OVER REGULATE, AND.

REGULATE? WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> RONALD REAGAN FAMOUSLY SAID. THE MOST TERRIFYING WORDS OF THE. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARE "I AM FROM. THE GOVERNMENT AND I AM HERE TO. HELP.". WE ARE IN AN AI ARMS RACE WITH. CHINA THAT IS AS CONSEQUENTIAL, AS IMPORTANT AS THE NUCLEAR ARMS. RACE WAS DURING THTHE COLD WAR. IF WE LOSE THAT ARMS RACE, THAT'S AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO. CIVILIZATION. IF CHINA HAS UNFETTERED AI AND.

WE HAVE SLOWED OURSELVES DOWN. AND WE ARE BEHIND THEM AND THEY. CAN APPLY AI TO THEIR MILITARY. AND JUMP OVER US ANDND GAIN. MILITARY SUPERIORITY OVER THE. UNITED STATES AND THE WEST. THAT'S AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO. WESTERN CIVILIZATION. AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS. DIFFERENCES WITH THE NUCLEAR. ARMS RACE. WE KNEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS COME OUT. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SOMEONE. LAUNCHED A NUCLEAR WEAPON. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE END GAME. IS WITH AI. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ITS POSITIVES. ARE, WHAT ITS NEGATIVES ARE. GOING TO BE.

WE WERE IN A RACE TO THE KNOWN. TRYING TO ACHIEVE NUCLEAR. SUPERIORITY. NOW WE ARE IN A RACE FOR THE. UNKNOWN WHEN IT COMES TO AI AND. WE DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT IT'S. GOING TO HAVE. >> Sandra: THE WALL STREET. JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD PUT IT. THIS WAY. "THE GREAT AI SLOW DOWN, THE. CEOs CAN SEE HOW THE POLITICS. OF AI ARE MOVING TOWARD PANIC. THE OPPOSITION TO DATA CENTERS. BASED ON MISINFORMATION IS ONE. SIGNAL. THE WARNINGS OF APOCALYPSE ARE. ALSO GROWING OFTEN UNINFORMED. AND AMPLIFIED BY THOSE LIKE.

BERNIE SANDERS WHO WANT. GOVERNMENT TO STOP THE INDUSTRY. UNTIL THE POLITICIANS CAN RUN IT. BURIED AFTER FORMER. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO THE. CONVERSATION. THIS IS A QUOTE FROM THE. NEW YORK TIMES REPORT. APPARENTLY HE SUGGESTING THAT. CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. IN 2028 OUGHT TO MAKE AI ONE OF. THEIR CENTRAL AGENDAS THAT HAVE. A VERY CLEAR PLAN FOR RESPONDING. TO SAFETY AND ECONOMIC CONCERNS. AROUND THE TECHNOLOGY. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT.

MESSAGE? >> THE LAST THING WE NEED AFTER. GOVERNMENT REGULATION IS. PARTISAN POLITICS TO ENTER INTO. THIS DEBATE AND FOR PEOPLE TO. START USING AI AS A CUDGEL IN. ELECTORAL POLITICS. WE KNOW THAT DEMOCRATS ARE SO. DESPERATE TO TAKE POWER THEY SAW. HOW AT EVERY COLLEGE GRADUATION. WHEN EVERY SPEAKER MENTIONED AI, EVERYBODY BOOED BECAUSE. EVERYBODY THINKS AI IS GOING TO. STEAL THEIR JOBS. THEY'VE DECIDED THAT THIS IS AN.

ISSUE THEY CAN HARNESS TO BEAT. TRUMP. THAT'S NOT WHAT RESPONSIBLE. POLITICIANS SHOULD BE DOING. WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO FIND A. WAY IN A BIPARTISAN WAY TO WIN. THE AI ARMS RACE WHILE AT THE. SAME TIME HARNESSING THE GOOD. PARTS OF AI WHILE FIGURING OUT. HOW TO DEAL WITH THE BAD PARTS. OF AI. THAT'S ANOTHER DIFFERENCE WITH. THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE THERE. THERE WAS NO GOOD SIDE TO. NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXCEPT. DETERRENCE. AI IS GOING TO CURE DISEASES. IT'S GOING TO INCREASE. PRODUCTIVITY. IT'S GOING TO UNLEASH HUMAN. CREATIVITY. IT'S GOT DOWNSIDES BUT WE NEED.

AS RESPONSIBLE PLAYERS ON BOTH. PARTIES TO COME TOGETHER AND. FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE THIS. WORK FOR AMERICA AND T TO WIN TE. ARMS RACE RESPONSIBLY. PARTIZAN POLITICS IS NOT. HELPING. >> Sandra: LEAVING THE AI. REGULATION TO WASHINGTON, BOY, WOULD THAT GET INTERESTING COULD. REMEMBER WHEN JAMES CLYBURN. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ChatGPT WAS. [LAUGHS]. BUT THEN WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE. IT UP TO LAWMAKERS.