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May 10, 2025, Opinion: "This week, tech industry luminaires testified at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on “Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation.” The three-and-a-half-hour dialogue with Sam Altman (OpenAI), Lisa Su (Advanced Micro Devices - AMD), Michael Intrator (CoreWeave), and Brad Smith (Microsoft) was chaired by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Political rhetoric dominated the comments by Senator Cruz, including aphorisms like “in heaven there is no law and the lion will lie down with the lamb. In hell, there is nothing but law, and due process is meticulously observed.” It was an enlightening discussion, demonstrating an increasing degree of maturity in the debate about what should and should not be done to help advance technology innovation and diffusion while maintaining safeguards. But the industry still comes in with a variety of voices, and members of the Committee are still climbing on soapboxes to proclaim their legislative proposals and proselytize their ideas. Consensus or coalition building takes a back seat to individual interests and political platforms."