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This hearing will examine the findings. This hearing will also discuss the 1. 8 million Computing Program back the committee authorized. If you want to invest in a. I. And the costeffective weight we must build on these existing programs and avoid wasting resources and duplication. Most people think about me department of energy for his work in advancing Energy Technology by Nuclear Reactors and hydrogen. The d. O. E. Does more than just energy. The department is the largest supporter of physical Scientific Research in the federal government. Conducting research and developing technology across the range of fields from quantum computing to Vaccine Development and astrophysics. Last congress we spent a lot of time examining the Critical Role in broad Scientific Research in the context of the english frontier. It ultimately became laws as the chips and science act. It strengthens our economy and is essential to our National Security. D. O. E. Research ensures the u. S. Can anticipate, detect, assess and mitigate emerging technologies and threats related to advance computing biotechnology, Nuclear Security and much more. Artificial intelligence stands out across d. O. E. s bast mission. It can revolutionize scientific discovery, technology, deployment and National Security. In fact, a. I. Is already changing the world at a remarkable pace. Missing at the point in battlefield across the world. Ukraine has excessively used a. I. In drug against russian forces. Also, a. I. Had helped us fight covid19. Intelligence and Computing Resources to model proteins and coronavirus to help develop the vaccine. Make no mistake, Artificial Intelligence also prevents many risk. Early this year, a class at m. I. T. Was tasked with investigating whether a. I. Chatbots could be prompted to assist not experts in causing the pandemic. He just wanted our hour, they suggested pathogens explain how they can be generated from dna using reverse genetics, supply the names of the dna synthesis companies and likely to screen orders. Identified protocols and how to troubleshoot them. And recommended that anyone lacking the skills to perform reverse genetics and core facility or Contract Research organizations. That comes from a recent fatal title cam Large Language Models success with the use biotechnology . I ask you consent to enter into the record. Scientific and engineering expertise has been until now, we have a person do not have access to the resources or the knowhow to launch these high tech threats. Irresponsible of eliminating much of the expertise recorded and developed a weapon. Thereby eroding defenses weve had in the past. A. I. Is not new not a new issue for the commission or department of energy. Since the 1960s d. O. E. Has been a key player in investment in a. I. And automated reasoning as we know, there are 17 National Labs, 34 user facilities that are crown jewels of american r d network. The National Laboratory system has a workforce of over 70,000 scientists, engineers, resources and support personnel with world leading scientists expertise. Their mission is to serve the american people. Each of these labs plays a role in the future of a. I. As i mentioned earlier, d. O. E. Is also largest funded with Scientific Data than any other agency in the u. S. As a result, the department has Computing Resources, expertise, experience managing large funds the data that have leadership on Artificial Intelligence. When federal agencies have an a. I. Problem they look at the d. O. E. And the labs for help. For the past decade the department have had thousands of a. I. Applications. The national Energy Technology lab in West Virginia supports the department of the interior in using Artificial Intelligence to identify the gas wells. It has resources by analyzing survey maps, drilling permits, historical images, production records and eyewitness accounts to find well sites. During the rmd awards, is referred to as the oscars of innovation. Dr. Rick stevens of Argonne National labs is one of our Witnesses Today. He was recognized for his work using a. I. With the discovery of new Cancer Therapies and treatments that are highly personalized for individual patients. Our committee has recently played an Important Role in advancing d. O. E. s a. I. Work. The United States must not fall behind in supercomputing this race. We authorize the exoskeleton Computing Program other part of energy in the hundred and 15 congress. In may last year the supercomputer at oak ridge National Laboratory in tennessee past xo scale. The ability to perform 1 billion calculations per second. That is a lot. Making this the fastest supercomputer in the world. Before we authorize the program, china have the fastest computers. Now, the u. S. Has regained the lead. This supercomputer at oak ridge is already using a. I. To model the behavior of human cells, develop better treatments for alzheimers, opiate addiction and cancer. It is just beginning. A high has the potential to have trillions of dollars into the role each year. Governments and countries around the world are competing fiercely in the new market. America must accelerate our efforts to compete and defend against china and a. I. China on a. I. It is estimated they will reach 26 billion by 2026 of investment. It dwarfs the u. S. Governments current spending of 3. 3 billion per year. Between 2015 and 21 chinese a. I. Companies raise 110 million, including 40. 2 million from u. S. Investors. I cannot even believe. It was 251 a. I. Companies. In 2017, china released a new generation of a. I. Development, which includes our indian infrastructure targets. The u. S. Does not have in addition to government spending, chinas workforce is significant. Twice as many phds and twice as many stem master degree holders in the u. S. China has created artificial towns phd programs and every one of their top universities. In regards to the competing program, this can champion. The Chinese Government can set to operate as many as 10 supercomputers by 2025. Shes keeping has pointed to our national lab network. The indispensable momentum for the Development Innovation of technology. Soon china may have their very own network. Just last week a Company Released ernie bott, a Chinese Communist party compared to chatgpt we of all heard a lot about. It is the most downloaded app and expected to continue to grow. It is occurred to me that the d. O. E. Needs to more planning such as our National Labs. We should encourage other agencies to use d. O. E. As resource and promote partnerships with eight apartment in the National Labs to help save commercial applications of a. I. We must understand what it is to invest to us for leadership in Artificial Intelligence. Congress should focus on strengthening and expanding our impressive programs rather than creating duplicates new programs and other agencies. We also ensure d. O. E. And National Labs are responsibly recruiting meeting a. I. Experts both from our country and global. Much of americas a. I. Expertise comes from immigrants founded or cofounded half of the startups in the u. S. International students earn 60 of our Computer Science doctorates. At the same time, we must be sure the a. I. Work includes security requirements. We will not outcompete china in a. I. If theyre able to steal the technology funded by our taxpayer dollars. The chips and science act that passed last Congress FeaturedResearch Security improvements. There are being illumined by the apartment Foreign Espionage is an evolving threat. We must be clear eyed in this threat. The United States must be raining at the forefront of the new emerging technologies as a central component of that effort. Im looking forward to hearing our witnesses perspectives on specific steps our committee and the department could take to ensure america is advancing in a. I. In a competitive and responsible manner. With that, i will turn to my friend for his opening remarks. I appreciate your opening remarks because Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the world we are impacting our daily lives. Artificial tonsil plays a role in the energy sector. In mining a. I. Can reduce equipment downtime. Advanced algorithms help minors locate deposits for more efficient expiration. Realtime analytics, worker safety programs by predicting potential hazards. It helps pinpoint oil and gas reserves. Addictive models harness data to streamline operations and reduce cost. A. I. Enhanced sensors also reinforce Pipeline Safety and efficiency. Artificial intelligence has great promise to expand our economy and to strengthen our National Security it also raises, mr. Chairman, some well documented concerns. A recent study at the university anglais highlighted the systemic leftwing bias in chatgpt platform but it revealed a clear bias in favor of democrats. The same program favored the labour party in the United Kingdom and the Workers Program party in brazil. We cannot let political bias infiltrate development of a. I. This is true in taxpayer dollars are helping fund technologies developed. Innovation and emerging technology, like Artificial Intelligence can be a source of strength. It can be a key advantage of our geopolitical competition, as you point out with china and russia. It can create a National Security risk if the technologies are not properly protected. The department of energy has a big role in Artificial Intelligence research. The department maintains the worlds most advanced computing systems. 17 National Labs had significant experience developing our nations will Sensitive Technology. The peoples republic of china is watching nearly every move that is made in our National Labs. A recent report revealed that since 1987, the Chinese Communist party has targeted over 160 chinese researchers working at our premier Nuclear Weapons lab. Upon returning to china these researchers help to advance key military technologies using knowledge financed by american taxpayers. In july of this year, senior fbi officials warned that china is targeting u. S. Businesses, universities and Government Research facilities china is trying to get their hands on cutting edge American Research and technology. As of 20 21 4000 nonus residents still work at our nation labs at the national level. Many of these for national strive to further scientific innovation and you want to collaborate in good faith. They find themselves beholden to authoritarian regime at home in the Chinese Communist party. Some of these chinese nationals have seen no choice but to support the Chinese Communists through theft of research and technology. Their families back in china may suffer harsh consequences if they do not comply with their governments demands. China sustain interest in our intellectual property is a stark reminder of the global competition surrounding Artificial Intelligence. This competition may drive advancements in the field. We cannot work the threat to our National Security posed by the Chinese Government. The department of energy in our National Labs must take the china threat more seriously. We cannot let our Technology Fall into the hands of those in beijing. I look forward to hearing from our Witnesses Today on what additional steps Research Agencies must take to prevent this theft of american technology. Mr. Chairman, thanks for calling this hearing. I would like to thank the witnesses for being here today. I appreciate you making the effort. We will have deputy secretary of energy and we have rick stevens, as i said before. Thank you for your work. Wife make and and mr. Andrew wheeler, Vice President of Hewlett Packard enterprises. Thank you, all. I will turn it to secretary turk. We will begin with your opening remarks. Chairman manchin, Ranking Member barrasso. Distinguish hours of the committee, thank you for the opportunity. Im half the department of energy to talk about the activities in and our vision for Artificial Intelligence. Let me begin by drinking this committee. For years and years of strong sustained support that has led to the d. O. E. Becoming an a. I. Powerhouse. Chairman, you laid out much of that in your own Opening Statement. With your leadership, we have designed, develop and operate four of the top 10 fastest openly benchmark supercomputers in the world, including the worlds fastest frontier at Oak Ridge National lab. Through the exit scale competing process, developing the words First Software ecosystem that is helping to dry drive breakthroughs in critical areas as varied as cancer research, earth risk assessment, storage, computational weapon, application i could go on and on. Across a network of 34 National User facilities around the country. D. O. E. Generates tremendous volumes of highquality data. Literally, the fuel that can lead to more a. I. Breakthroughs. Most temporally, d. O. E. s National Laboratory system has a workforce of 70,000 scientists, engineers, researchers and support personnel with world leading expertise. It is a pleasure to be joint on this panel by rick stevens who is one of the top expert, as you mentioned in your Opening Statement. As proud as we all should be about this robust a. I. Foundation ideally, now is the time to take these capabilities to the next level. Advances in a. I. Are enabling enormous progress and breakthroughs that can help address key challenges of our time. We need to double down on the technical capability, the computers, the software, the data, and most important the researchers to make sure we have those breakthroughs in the u. S. And the private sector can benefit from that as well. Governments around the world are investing in a. I. As never before. Chinese investments are expected to reach over 26 billion by 2026. We simply must be bolder and move faster or risk falling behind. A. I. Also lowers the bar for bad actors to do even worse the things and to do it easier. A. I. Civil liberties. Risk to society from information. Social engineering and ma