$16 AN HOUR IN JANUARY.
> McDONALD'S IS GETTING RID
OF THE SELF-SERVE SODA
MACHINES.
McDONALD'S SAID IT IS NOT
BECAUSE OF FOOD SAFETY OR
PROFITS.
>> WILL THE PERSON BEHIND THE
COUNTER UNDERSTAND WHEN I SAY
HALF COKE ZERO AND AFTER
ORANGE?
>> YOU CAN ASK THEM IN 2032.
>> EXACTLY.
THANK YOU, SAVANNAH.
>>> THIS WEEK THE BIGGEST NAMES
IN TECH ARE GOING TO CAPITOL
HILL FOR A SERIES OF HEARINGS.
>> TOMORROW THE CLOSED DOOR
MEETING WITH SENATORS AND HIGH
PROFILE TECH EXECUTIVES.
ALLIE, GOOD MORNING.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
FIRST OFF, EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE
OF ALL OF THE HEARINGS, AND WHY
IS CONGRESS FOCUSING ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?
WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
OUR LIVES.
TELL US WHAT IS HAPPENING ON
THE HILL.
>> WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO OUR LIVES, AND HOW FAST
MOVING IT IS.
THAT'S THE GOAL FOR CHUCK
SCHUMER TO TRY TO GET IN FRONT
OF THIS FROM A LEGISLATIVE
PERSPECTIVE, INFORM HIS
MEMBERS, GETTING THEM AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS THEY POSSIBLY
CAN GET, AND THEN SEE WHAT KIND
OF LEGISLATION THAT CAN LEAD.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY THINGS
USUALLY GO UP HERE.
I WILL GET TO WHY THAT COULD BE
PROBLEMATIC IN A MOMENT.
IT'S AN ATTEMPT BY SCHUMER AND
OTHERS TO GET AHEAD OF THE
CURVE IN THE WAYS THEY THINK
THEY STRUGGLED AROUND THINGS
LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONSES ABOUT TIKTOK,
INSTAGRAM, AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
A LOT OF LAWMAKERS FEELING LIKE
THEY ARE BEHIND THE CURVE TO
AVOID THAT BY DOING IT NOW ON
A.I.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT FROM TOMORROW'S PRIVATE
EVENT WITH THE BIG TECH
EXECUTIVES.
DO WE KNOW WHO IS ATTENDING AND
WHY IT'S CLOSED DOORS?
>> LOOK, IT'S GOING TO BE A
WHOSE WHO.
YES, I AM VERY CONCERNED IF
THERE'S A CAGE MATCH WITH MUSK
AND ZUCKERBERG.
THEY ARE THE BIG NAMES IN THE
ROOM.
THE LAWMAKERS HAVE MADE JOKES
ABOUT IT.
WE WILL FOLLOW UP ON WEDNESDAY.
I THINK THE OTHER KEY PIECE OF
THIS, YOU WILL SEE SAM ALTMAN.
IT'S CLOSED DOOR, AND I HAVE
SPOKEN TO LAWMAKERS
SPECIFICALLY ELIZABETH WARREN,
IN SCHUMER'S LEADERSHIP
STRUCTURE, AND SAYING THESE
FOLKS SHOULD NOT HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO CAPITOL
HILL BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND
LOBBYING TO MAKE MONEY THE WAY
THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING MONEY.
INSTEAD WHAT WARREN SAID AND OTHERS HAVE ECHOED THIS, IT
OTHERS HAVE ECHOED THIS, IT
SHOULD GO THROUGH THE REGULAR
ORDER.
WHEN THEY ARE IN THE ROOM ON
WEDNESDAY, ONLY A FEW SELECT
MODERATOR, AND A FEW SELECT
LAWMAKERS CAN ASK THEM
QUESTIONS, AND FOR PEOPLE LIKE
WARREN, SHE SAYS I WILL COME IN
IN THE BEGINNING, HEAR THEIR
PITCH, AND SHE DOESN'T SEE THE
REASON TO BE IN THE ROOM, AND
OTHER SENATORS ON THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THIS HAVE
ECHOED THE PROCESS.
WHY NOT DO IT THE WAY WE DO IT
NORMALLY, PUT IT THROUGH THE
PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AND
LEGISLATE AROUND IT.
>> WHY IS IT THAT CHUCK SCHUMER
HAS TAKEN THE LEAD, AND AS YOU
TOUCHED ON THERE, COULD WE SEE
A.I.
LEGISLATION BROUGHT ANY TIME
SOON?
I THINK, JUST A DIFFICULT THING
FOR ALL OF US TO GET OUR ARMS
AROUND, AND TO BE ABLE TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THE
LEGISLATION ON PAPER, THAT'S A
WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY.
WILL THAT HAPPEN SOON?
>> I THINK WE ARE LESS TALKING
RIGHT NOW ABOUT CAN IT PASS
PIECE AND WHAT WOULD THE LESSON
LOOK LIKE PIECE?
THERE'S A FEW SPOTS LEGISLATION
THAT ARE ALREADY FLOATING
AROUND FROM BIPARTISAN GROUPS
OF SENATORS ON THIS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE THE DEEP
PARTISANSHIP WE SEE ON A LOT OF
ISSUES.
THAT'S WHY TECH HAS BEEN THE
SPACE WHERE WE HAVE SEEN THE
BIPARTISAN ODD COUPLES MOVING
FORWARD WITH LEGISLATION.
WE ARE NOT THERE YET.
THE LEGISLATION HAS NOT EVEN
BEEN WRITTEN, SO TO SPEAK.
IT'S THE INFORMATION GATHERING
PHASE.
I THINK THE SCHUMER QUESTION IS
A GOOD ONE.
THE GUY NOTORIOUSLY USES A FLIP
PHONE.
WHY IS HE ONE OF THE LEADING
VOICES ON LEGISLATING AROUND
A.I.?
THAT'S A QUESTION ON THE HILL.
FOR SCHUMER, AS THE MAJORITY
LEADER, A MOMENT FOR THE
POTENTIAL LEGACY BUILDING FOR
HIM.
THE WAY HE IS DOING THIS SPEAKS
TO THAT.
HE COULD DO IT THE WAY THE