Illinois' senior senator wants the federal government to create regulations and oversight for artificial intelligence.

While companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft continue to pour billions into A-I, Democrat Dick Durbin wants lawmakers to step in. This month, Durbin joined other U.S. Senators in a bid to call on the Department of Justice to investigate Generative A-I Products for potential antitrust violations. Sen. Durbin, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke with W-J-B-C radio in Bloomington.

According to Durbin, the future of A-I could be beneficial for finding cures for diseases such as cancer. However, the growth at a lightning pace has the Senior Democrat worried.