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[Most US Lawmakers Don't Use AI, Yet Demand Regulation] ⑴ According to Axios, US lawmakers and governors are facing increasing pressure to regulate artificial intelligence, but more than 20 respondents said they do not use or rarely use the technology. ⑵ This frankness comes particularly from older and influential lawmakers, at a time when there are calls to cool down AI and industry warnings that it could endanger humanity if left unchecked. ⑶ Critics argue that politicians who don't use or even disdain AI cannot understand its rapid evolution and the threats or scientific breakthroughs it may pose. ⑷ One House Democrat called it "absurd," arguing that any regulator should be a regular user. ⑸ A 35-year-old Democratic digital strategist said understanding what AI can do is crucial for determining how to regulate it. ⑹ 47-year-old Republican Senator Jim Banks also said that experience with AI would be helpful when starting legislation on AI-related issues. ⑺ Several lawmakers, including senior members and heads of key committees, told the media that they have never even tried AI. (8) When asked if he uses artificial intelligence, 75-year-old Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wick replied, "Oh my god, no." (9) 74-year-old Frank Palon, the senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, stated that he has never personally used it. (10) 78-year-old Senator Keiko Hirono said "no," but added that it didn't mean she wouldn't use it, and believed Congress didn't yet have a grasp on how much AI to regulate. (11) 83-year-old Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch and 83-year-old House Appropriations Committee senior Democrat Rosa DeLauro both stated that they personally do not use it. (12) Some lawmakers believe that they can legislate on AI without personally using it, but others expressed surprise or dissatisfaction that their colleagues don't use the technologies they are trying to regulate.