Most Americans already know AI could be transformative(变革性的) and dangerous at the same time. They’re not confused about that,” says Alex Bores, a computer scientist and New York state assemblyman. “What they want to know is whether anyone in government is actually going to do something about it(采取行动应对).” Mr Bores campaigned(进行竞选活动) on the promise that he would, making AI regulation the centre of his bid(竞选企图) for Congress in a crowded(拥挤的（竞争激烈的）) Democratic primary in New York on June 23rd.
“大多数美国人已经知道人工智能既具有变革性又具有危险性。他们对此并不困惑，”计算机科学家、纽约州议员亚历克斯·博尔斯说。“他们想知道的是，政府中是否真的有人会对此采取行动。”博尔斯先生以他会这样做的承诺为竞选纲领，将人工智能监管作为他6月23日在纽约拥挤的民主党初选中竞选国会的核心议题。
So, some big AI firms tried to crush(压垮，击败) him. A group funded by tech titans(科技巨头) spent millions trying to defeat him for, among other things, wanting a national version of a New York state bill he co-authored that requires AI firms to disclose alarming incidents and not release any model that creates an unreasonable(不合理的) risk of critical harm. Yet another group, funded by other AI firms, spent millions supporting him, precisely because he wants to impose national guardrails(全国性监管护栏). In the end he lost narrowly(以微弱差距) to Micah Lasher, a more conventional candidate who said that he, too, would stand up to tech firms.
于是，一些大型AI公司试图将他击垮。一个由科技巨头资助的团体花费数百万美元试图击败他，原因之一是他希望推动一项全国性版本的纽约州法案（该法案由他共同起草，要求AI公司披露令人震惊的事件，并不得发布任何造成不合理严重伤害风险的模型）。而另一个由其他AI公司资助的团体却花费数百万美元支持他，恰恰因为他想建立全国性的护栏。最终他以微弱劣势败给了米卡·拉舍尔，一位更传统的候选人，后者也表示将对抗科技公司。
The question of how AI will shape society has become politically explosive in the country where the technology is most advanced.(AI将如何塑造社会的问题在技术最先进的美国已然成为政治上的爆炸性话题。) Both Republicans and Democrats have factions(派系，小团体) that relish(享受，热衷) the potential rewards of AI, and fear that clumsy(笨拙的，不当的) regulation will let Chinese models, which are only a few months behind, catch up(追赶，赶上). Donald Trump’s advisers include David Sacks(①人物背景：戴维·萨克斯是南非裔美国企业...), who favours developing AI as rapidly as possible. As Mr Bores’s case illustrates, the industry itself is deeply divided. However, voters are not.
AI将如何塑造社会的问题在技术最先进的美国已然成为政治上的爆炸性话题。共和党和民主党内部都有热衷于AI潜在回报的派系，同时也担心笨拙的监管会让仅落后几个月的中国模型迎头赶上。唐纳德·特朗普的顾问包括戴维·萨克斯，他主张尽可能快地发展AI。博尔斯的案例表明，该行业本身也严重分裂。然而，选民们并非如此。