House Republicans said on Sunday they are willing to accommodate Hunter Biden by agreeing to subpoena him again for the impeachment inquiry into his father‚ President Joe Biden‚ after he refused to comply with the last round. Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) wrote to Hunter Biden’s attorney‚ Abbe Lowell‚ welcoming the first son’s “newfound willingness” to testify before Congress in a deposition under subpoena. “Although the Committee’s subpoenas are lawful and remain legally enforceable‚ as an accommodation to Mr. Biden and at your request‚ we are prepared to issue subpoenas compelling Mr. Biden’s appearance at a deposition on a new date in the coming weeks‚” they wrote. Lowell wrote a letter to the chairmen on Friday after the oversight and judiciary panels approved resolutions to hold his client in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas issued in November. The lawyer said Hunter Biden would appear for a deposition or hearing in compliance with a “proper subpoena” since the House voted to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry last month. Hunter Biden showed up on Capitol Hill twice‚ once on the day of his scheduled deposition and a second time as lawmakers considered the contempt resolutions‚ demanding he be allowed to appear in an open setting such as a public hearing to answer “legitimate” questions while depriving members the opportunity to distort his testimony. House Republicans indicated they were willing to have Hunter Biden testify in a public hearing — but only after a deposition — and have insisted throughout the standoff that their subpoenas were valid. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “To be clear‚ the issuance of these subpoenas does not in any way suggest or imply that the Committees believe the assertions in your January 12 letter to have any merit‚” Comer and Jordan wrote in the Sunday letter. “Our willingness to issue these subpoenas is rooted entirely in our interest in obtaining Mr. Biden’s testimony as expeditiously as possible.” Their response came as the House was expected to move forward with a floor vote this week. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee‚ Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)‚ had encouraged the GOP majority to call off the plan following Lowell’s letter. “Hunter Biden is giving Republicans exactly what they have been demanding this week‚” Raskin said on Friday‚ adding that the first son “has offered to appear for a ‘hearing or deposition.’ It is time for Chairs Comer and Jordan to call off this truly absurd and wasteful contempt proceeding and finally take yes for an answer‚ which Chair Jordan already said he would ‘certainly’ do.” In their letter on Sunday‚ Comer and Jordan rejected a suggestion by Lowell in a footnote of there being a “hybrid process” that would entail a public hearing or deposition with similar rules that govern private depositions. “While we welcome Mr. Biden’s public testimony at the appropriate time‚ he must appear for a deposition that conforms to the House Rules and the rules and practices of the Committees‚ just like every other witness before the Committees‚” they wrote.

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If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The notion that whoever controls and shapes AI could potentially wield significant influence over large swathes of society could be one of the most alarming and prominent over the next few years. In a recent episode of “Unconfuse Me with Bill Gates‚” Sam Altman‚ the CEO of OpenAI‚ and tech billionaire Bill Gates controversially delved into the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for maintaining democracy and promoting world peace. The discussion was aired on January 11‚ 2024. Read the transcript for the episode here. The conversation explored the idea of using artificial intelligence as an instrument to foster unity in society‚ enhance global amity‚ and help overcome geopolitical polarization. Microsoft‚ founded by Gates‚ and OpenAI‚ whose CEO Altman is currently working closely with Microsoft‚ are promoters of using AI to solve global issues. Gates spoke excitedly on the topic: “I do think AI‚ in the best case‚ can help us with some hard problems…Including ‘polarization’ because potentially that breaks democracy and that would be a super bad thing.” In addition to resolving polarization‚ the two heavyweights also discussed the notion of AI potentially acting as a peacemaking tool. Gates said‚ “Whether AI can help us go to war less‚ be less polarized; you’d think as you drive intelligence…I’d love to have people working on the hardest human problems‚ like whether we get along with each other. I think that would be extremely positive if we thought the AI could contribute to humans getting along with each other.” Sam Altman responded positively to Gates’s vision‚ stating: “We’ve got to find out and see‚ but I’m very optimistic. I agree with you‚ what a contribution that would be.” “If the key is to stop the entire world from doing something dangerous‚ you’d almost want global government‚ which today for many issues‚ like climate‚ terrorism‚ we see that it’s hard for us to cooperate‚” Gates said‚ when the topic came to global issues like nuclear. On the topic of polarization‚ Altman and Gates lamented that the government‚ they allege‚ didn’t act on social media “polarization‚” but hoped that there would be potential with AI. “I don’t understand why the government was not able to be more effective around social media‚ but it seems worth trying to understand as a case study for what they’re going to go through now with AI‚” Altman added. The discussion notably omits a critical aspect: the influence of the programmers’ own beliefs and principles on the AI’s functioning. The designers and developers of AI systems inherently embed their own ideas about democracy‚ free speech‚ and governance into the AI’s algorithms. This raises significant concerns about the impact of these personal biases on the AI’s neutrality and its ability to make fair‚ unbiased decisions. The prospect of AI systems being programmed with particular ideologies could have profound implications for free speech. If an AI is designed to favor certain political or social viewpoints‚ (excluding those it decides are “polarizing”) it could potentially suppress opposing perspectives‚ leading to a form of digital censorship. This becomes especially concerning in the context of AI platforms that manage large-scale public discourse‚ such as social media algorithms or news aggregation tools. The power to subtly shape public opinion and control the narrative on critical issues could be an unintended consequence of AI programmed with specific democratic ideals. Or perhaps that’s the intention all along. The post Bill Gates Hopes AI Can Reduce “Polarization‚” Save “Democracy‚” Ignores Censorship Implications appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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