ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY & SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JUNE 26, 2018 Serial No. 115–67 Printed for the use of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://science.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 30–877PDF WASHINGTON : 2018 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HON. LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas, Chair FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DANA ROHRABACHER, California ZOE LOFGREN, California MO BROOKS, Alabama DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon BILL POSEY, Florida AMI BERA, California THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky ELIZABETH H. ESTY, Connecticut RANDY K. WEBER, Texas MARC A. VEASEY, Texas STEPHEN KNIGHT, California DONALD S. BEYER, JR., Virginia BRIAN BABIN, Texas JACKY ROSEN, Nevada BARBARA COMSTOCK, Virginia CONOR LAMB, Pennsylvania BARRY LOUDERMILK, Georgia JERRY MCNERNEY, California RALPH LEE ABRAHAM, Louisiana ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado GARY PALMER, Alabama PAUL TONKO, New York DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida BILL FOSTER, Illinois ANDY BIGGS, Arizona MARK TAKANO, California ROGER W. MARSHALL, Kansas COLLEEN HANABUSA, Hawaii NEAL P. DUNN, Florida CHARLIE CRIST, Florida CLAY HIGGINS, Louisiana RALPH NORMAN, South Carolina DEBBIE LESKO, Arizona SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK, Virginia, Chair FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois ELIZABETH H. ESTY, Connecticut STEPHEN KNIGHT, California JACKY ROSEN, Nevada BARRY LOUDERMILK, Georgia SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida AMI BERA, California ROGER W. MARSHALL, Kansas DONALD S. BEYER, JR., Virginia DEBBIE LESKO, Arizona EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY HON. RANDY K. WEBER, Texas, Chair DANA ROHRABACHER, California MARC A. VEASEY, Texas, Ranking Member FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma ZOE LOFGREN, California MO BROOKS, Alabama DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois JACKY ROSEN, Nevada THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky JERRY MCNERNEY, California STEPHEN KNIGHT, California PAUL TONKO, New York GARY PALMER, Alabama BILL FOSTER, Illinois DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida MARK TAKANO, California NEAL P. DUNN, Florida EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas RALPH NORMAN, South Carolina LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas (II) C O N T E N T S June 26, 2018 Page Witness List ............................................................................................................. 2 Hearing Charter ...................................................................................................... 3 Opening Statements Statement by Representative Barbara Comstock, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................................................ 4 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 6 Statement by Representative Daniel Lipinski, Ranking Member, Sub- committee on Research and Technology, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives ....................................................... 8 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 10 Statement by Representative Lamar Smith, Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives .................................... 12 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 13 Statement by Representative Marc A. Veasey, Ranking Member, Sub- committee on Energy, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives .................................................................................... 14 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 15 Statement by Representative Randy K. Weber, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Rep- resentatives ........................................................................................................... 16 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 18 Written statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Ranking Mem- ber, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Rep- resentatives ........................................................................................................... 21 Witnesses: Dr. Tim Persons, Chief Scientist, U.S. Government Accountability Office Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 22 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 25 Mr. Greg Brockman, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, OpenAI Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 40 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 42 Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Chairperson of the Board and Co-Founder, AI4ALL Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 50 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 52 Discussion ................................................................................................................. 59 Appendix I: Answers to Post-Hearing Questions Dr. Jaime Carbonell, Director, Language Technologies Institute, and Allen Newell Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University . 82 Dr. Tim Persons, Chief Scientist, U.S. Government Accountability Office ......... 89 Mr. Greg Brockman, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, OpenAI .......... 97 Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Chairperson of the Board and Co-Founder, AI4ALL ................... 105 (III) IV Page Appendix II: Additional Material for the Record Dr. Jaime Carbonell, Director, Language Technologies Institute, and Allen Newell Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, written statement ................................................................................................. 112 Document submitted by Representative Bill Foster, Subcommittee on Re- search and Technology, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives .................................................................................... 123 Document submitted by Representative Neal P. Dunn, Subcommittee on En- ergy, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Rep- resentatives ........................................................................................................... 150 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2018 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY, Washington, D.C. The Subcommittees met, pursuant to call, at 10:37 a.m., in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Barbara Com- stock [Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Research and Tech- nology] presiding. (1) 2 I..AMAA S. SMITH. Texas EDDIE 8ERN!CE JOHNSON, Texas CHAIRMAN RANKING MEM8ER [:ongrrss of the ilnited ~tares iiousc of Rcprcscntatiucs COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY 2321 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515-6301 (202} 225-6371 www.s.;iencehousl'!.gov Artificial Intelligence - With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Tuesday, June 26, 2018 !0:30a.m. 2318 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses Dr. Jaime Carbonell, Director, Language Technologies Institute, and Allen Newell Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Tim Persons, Chief Scientist, U.S. Government Accountability Office Mr. Greg Brockman, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, OpenAI Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Chairperson of the Board and Co-Founder, AI4ALL 3 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HEARING CHARTER June 26,2018 TO: Members, Subconnnittee on Research and Technology, Subconnnittee on Energy FROM: Majority Staff, Connnittee on Science, Space, and Technology SUBJECT: Joint Subcommittee Hearing: "Artificial Intelligence- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" The Subconnnittees on Research and Technology and Energy will hold a hearing titled Artificial Intelligence- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing Purpose: The purpose of the hearing is to understand the state of artificial intelligence technology and the difference between narrow and general intelligence. The hearing will also examine the types of research being conducted to advance artificial general intelligence technology and explore its game-changing potential and implications. Witness List • Dr. Jaime Carbonell, Director, Language Technologies Institute, and Allen Newell Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University • Dr. Tim Persons, Chief Scientist, U.S. Government Accountability Office • Mr. Greg Brockman, Co-Founder and Chief