Rounds, Anthropic discuss AI at South Dakota Mines

US Senator Mike Rounds joined Anthropic executives Anthony Cimino and Dylan Shields at South Dakota Mines to discuss AI opportunities and risks in health care, education and national security, with Rounds warning that slowing US AI research would cede the lead to rivals.

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