2024 CNN Town Hall: on Technology

Chris Christie: If China won't let our social media in, TikTok should go

Mike Pence: TikTok should be banned from this country, period

Nikki Haley: Guardrails for artificial intelligence--not heavy regulation

Nikki Haley: Full disclosure on Big Tech algorithms & bots

HALEY: I will always fight for freedom of speech. What I was referring to when it comes to our tech companies is there is a responsibility that our social media companies have. What I think they should do is they should show us their algorithms. They should be completely transparent so that you know why they push what they push, why you see what you see, all of that. That's a business transparency situation. When it comes to disclosing who you are, I'm not saying that Americans have to disclose their name. What I'm saying is you have millions of foreign bots, where there are no people behind them. There are millions of bots that are spreading disinformation, that are sowing division in our country. And what I'm saying is those social media companies have to do something with the foreign bots.

Nikki Haley: A.I. can be dangerous, but enforce law instead of regulating

HALEY: When you look at artificial intelligence, don't look at it as good or bad. See it as opportunities, but also see it as a warning. When you look at artificial intelligence, a lot of good could come from it: innovations, whether it's in health care, whether it's in education, whether it's in creating the next new industry. When you create a platform like that, it always creates more jobs along the way. But there are some warning signs that, if we don't deal with it the right way, could be incredibly dangerous. So, the first thing is, let's look at the security perspective. I don't think you regulate AI. I am not a fan of government regulating anything. I think they tend to break more than they fix. I do think we need to put laws in place to protect Americans, laws that say, if you use A.I. to steal a person's identity, that's against the law.