Senator Jack Reed states that it is difficult for the US to counter adversaries, principally China, once they acquire and improve upon US technology for novel uses.

Senator Jack Reed states that for his entire 28-year tenure, the US government has been unsuccessfully trying to solve the problem of rapidly deploying new technologies to warfighters.

Senator Jack Reed believes the current US Congress is not interested in creating AI regulations because it is preoccupied with other issues and elections.

Senator Jack Reed observes that in the Ukraine conflict, new innovations are occurring daily on the battlefield as combatants improvise with acquired technology.

Senator Jack Reed believes the US lacks adequate regulatory guardrails to prevent the adverse use of mass-collected personal data.

Senator Jack Reed believes the US government gave social media companies a "free ride" without regulation, allowing them to become too powerful.

Senator Jack Reed credits former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter with creating the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and states that while it is doing a great job, its efforts need to be expanded.

A bipartisan AI working group established in the last Congress under Leader Schumer's direction failed to produce any legislative outcomes.

Senator Jack Reed states that the Department of Defense (DOD) struggles with the "valley of death," the long process of transitioning a prototype technology into field deployment for warfighters.