WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk called on Wednesday for a U.S. "referee" for artificial intelligence after he, Meta Platforms (META.O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet (GOOGL.O) CEO Sundar Pichai and other tech CEOs met with lawmakers at Capitol Hill to discuss AI regulation.
Musk said there was need for a regulator to ensure the safe use of AI.
"It's important for us to have a referee," Musk told reporters, comparing it to sports.
Musk confirmed he had called AI "a double-edged sword" during the forum.
Other attendees included Nvidia (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang, Microsoft (MSFT.O) CEO Satya Nadella, IBM (IBM.N) CEO Arvind Krishna, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and AFL-CIO labor federation President Liz Shuler.
Persons:
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Musk, Zuckerberg, Chuck Schumer, Todd Young, Leah Millis, Mike Rounds, Rounds, Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, Arvind Krishna, Bill Gates, Liz Shuler, Schumer, Joe Biden's, David Shepardson, Moira Warburton, Mike Stone, Jonathan Oatis, Rosalba O'Brien, David Gregorio Our
Organizations:
Capitol, Lawmakers, Democratic, Republican, Intelligence, Senate, U.S, REUTERS, Nvidia, Microsoft, IBM, AFL, Regulators, Adobe, Google, Thomson
Locations:
Washington , U.S