Former President: AI technology itself isn’t overhyped, but misalignment risks demand attention

Sep 20, 2026

A former president told confirmation hearing members that while commercial valuations of AI may be inflated, the underlying technology is real and accelerating; he urged policymakers to focus on misalignment risks as models increasingly teach themselves.

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A former president testified that the underlying technology of artificial intelligence is not overhyped, even if commercial valuations and expectations sometimes are. "I do not believe that this technology is overhyped," the former president said, framing a distinction between technological capability and market hype.

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