BETHLEHEM, Pa. — In a “fireside chat” at Lehigh University, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick argued AI could be the economic engine that revitalizes Pennsylvania.
McCormick at the Thursday session laid out his vision for a light regulatory touch for a technology he said could boost wages, eliminate jobs, create a generation of economic opportunity, strain energy infrastructure and help decide a do-or-die contest with China.
At times, McCormick, a Republican, broke from the Trump administration in backing basic research funding and allowing more highly skilled immigrants into the United States…