Witness at confirmation hearing: AI technology itself isn’t overhyped; market valuations may be
Sep 21, 2026
A witness at a confirmation hearing told lawmakers that while commercial benefits and company valuations around AI "may be overhyped," the underlying technology is not, urging attention to how models are improving and the concrete risks that follow.
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A witness at a confirmation hearing said the underlying artificial-intelligence technology "is not overhyped," while cautioning that investors and commercial expectations may have inflated the near-term benefits. "I do not believe that this technology is overhyped," the witness said, adding that "the commercial benefits of it may be overhyped."
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