Helen Toner

Right now…the winner of any AI race between the U.S. and China is the AI. We need to be working to make sure that is not the case. I think it is very important that the U.S. AI sector remains ahead of the Chinese AI sector, but if that's at the expen... more Unverified source (2026)

And they should have to let in external AI auditors to scrutinize their work so that the companies aren't just grading their own homework. AI Verified source (2024)

It's truly unprecedented the mismatch between how strategically important this technology is and how little involvement government has in developing it. [...] I think it is very important that the U.S. AI sector remains ahead of the Chinese AI sector... more Unverified source (2026)

AI systems are being developed entirely within private industry, with little visibility available to Congress or the executive branch. [...] Congress should set transparency requirements for developers of high-stakes AI systems, including requirement... more Unverified source (2026)

"advanced AI chips." "The export controls" [...] "have been a huge success" [...] "countries that are U.S. allies." Unverified source (2025)

I think it is very important that the U.S. AI sector remains ahead of the Chinese AI sector, but if that's at the expense of AI overrunning the entire planet, then that hasn't benefitted us. Unverified source (2026)

[The companies are] deadly serious about building machines that can outperform humans at everything, and [...] deadly serious that they don't know if they'll be able to control the machines they create. Unverified source (2026)