Mr Pichai called the event productive, and he stressed the need for the government to balance the “innovation side and building the right safeguards”. The gathering punctuated a year of rapid developments in AI. Ever since ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot, exploded in popularity last year, lawmakers and regulators have grappled with how the technology might alter jobs, spread disinformation and potentially develop its own kind of intelligence. Bill Gates arrives on Capitol Hill for the meeting with other tech leaders. Bloomberg While Europe has been in the throes of drafting laws to regulate AI, the United States has lagged. But...