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Biden gives farewell speech, focusing on AI, climate crisis and social media regulation

President Biden gave a farewell speech in the Oval Office on the evening of January 15, covering topics such as artificial intelligence, the climate crisis, and social media regulation. He stressed the need for the United States to stay ahead in artificial intelligence and put safeguards in place for its development, while expressing concern about the concentration of power in the tech industry. He pointed to climate change as an existential threat and called for efforts to fight the climate crisis to avoid being compromised by powerful interests. In addition, Biden criticized social platforms for abandoning fact-checking, leading to widespread misinformation, and stressed the need to hold social platforms accountable. In the political and judicial realm, he proposed limiting the term of office of Supreme Court justices to 18 years, and argued that no president should enjoy immunity from crimes while in office.