How AI, Blockchain Impact The 2024 Presidential Race
Late September at a Wall Street Fundraiser, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made an appeal directly to crypto and AI technology industries with a tech forward statement
Harris stated: “We will partner together to invest in America’s competitiveness, to invest in America’s future. We will encourage innovative technologies like AI and digital assets while protecting our consumers and investors.”
The approach seems to be working.
On Tuesday, CNBC reported that Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) gave $1 million worth of XRP tokens to Harris-friendly super PAC Future Forward.
Benzinga spoke with Charles Dray, CEO and Founder Resonance Security, which uses AI to help secure smart contracts and crypto assets, and asked if he was encouraged by Harris’ statement.
Dray responded, “Regardless of who the president of the United States is, they will eventually find that they will need to support emerging technologies. The question isn’t if, the question is how. How the government will implement effective measures that both support technological advancement, but limit malicious use of new …