President Biden shuffled away from a question about Chinese hackers after remarks on AI at the White House, sparking laughter across Twitter.
After quipping, “I’m the AI,” and warning, “If any of you think I’m Abe Lincoln, blame it on the AI,” Biden spoke about the future of artificial intelligence, noting that it “promises an enormous, enormous promise of both risk to our society and our economy and our national security, but also incredible opportunities.” Among his calls for action, he demanded companies working with AI ensure they are “rooting out bias and discrimination.”
After his speech, Biden wandered away from the podium mumbling, with his fists clenched.
One journalist asked, “Mr. President, can you tell us about the hacking of cabinet officials by China and the threshold of concern you have about that, sir?”
Biden ignored the question and asked his staff, “Ready? How we getting these guys down there?”
President Biden wandered away from his meeting while a reporter was…