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. >> i'm sorry, dif. i'm afraid wra do that. >> artificial intelligence can be destructive. it's already used in our weapons. we have smart weapons. we sent a missile across the world. it intelligently navigates and makes its own decisions. technology can be destructive particularly in the wrong hands. the positive side is that these tools can help overcome human suffering, help cure disease. alleviate poverty. solve the energy problem. clean up the environment. i mean there's a lot of good things we can do with more intelligent technology. >> reporter: if you get a machine that fully understands language and can learn, you just sit back and watch, right? >> right. we're not quite there yet. we're not there. where we can get a computer that completely understands language. there are all different ways of learning. you know, this way of learning is very powerful. but if you compare that to the enormity of the ways that humans learn, again, just scratching the surface. >> reporter: if watson is only scratching the surface, where does that leave me? pretty grim, eh? did i menti

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. >> i'm sorry, dif. i'm afraid wra do that. >> artificial intelligence can be destructive. it's already used in our weapons. we have smart weapons. we sent a missile across the world. it intelligently navigates and makes its own decisions. technology can be destructive particularly in the wrong hands. the positive side is that these tools can help overcome human suffering, help cure disease. alleviate poverty. solve the energy problem. clean up the environment. i mean there's a lot of good things we can do with more intelligent technology. >> reporter: if you get a machine that fully understands language and can learn, you just sit back and watch, right? >> right. we're not quite there yet. we're not there. where we can get a computer that completely understands language. there are all different ways of learning. you know, this way of learning is very powerful. but if you compare that to the enormity of the ways that humans learn, again, just scratching the surface. >> reporter: if watson is only scratching the surface, where does that leave me? pretty grim, eh? did i menti

dif >> thank you. i will say that this has been ah very informative hearing, and it has been rather loose, but i think we've learned quite a lotm i mean,at and be i think it's bn very thought provoking. and with that, mr. lynch, what we're going to do now if -- with your permission, the panel's permission, we're going to extend your panel 30 minutes're which will take care of all the 27 minutes that we've gone over and give some of our very all talented, younger members an opportunity to ask questions. >> does that exclude me, o mr. chair? [laughter] >> well, i was talking about the talented members. [laughter] >> i'm neither talented, nor ab young. >> i mean, obviously --nted >> i don't know, welcome to the club. >> i think i've been just excluded on both criteria. >> you would be included under talented but probably excluded under new. >> we're matching ends of the dais. >> so, but mr. watt -- >> oh, i'm both talented and young now. i'm sorry. hey, i got, got in at a good time m and i'm not sure i wa

under secretary burns and diffed lipton, a senior white house adviser on white house economics, will travel to egypt next week to consult with egyptian counterparts and deploying our assistance in line with their priorities. we also doesed the lessons of the recent events in egypt and the broader middle east. these events demonstrate why the united states must remain fully engaged around the world. in egypt, afghanistan, iraq, yemen, and so many places. the men and women of the state department are working to advance our interests, our values, and most importantly, our national security. this work is vital and it needs proper funding. i told our congressional colleagues that the fy-fiscal year 2011 spending bill on the house floor now would have serious negative consequences for the national security. the 16% cut for state and u.s. aid in that bill would, for example, force us to scale back dramatically on our missions in the front line states of iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. i certainly realize that these are very tough budget times, and we must justify every single penny that we