Johnson calls for AI solutions but says Congress won't take the lead
Johnson said Congress should set AI safeguards carefully and meet with leading companies, warning that overly strict rules could hurt U.S. competitiveness.
- On Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson urged caution regarding artificial intelligence legislation, rejecting calls to cancel the upcoming House recess. Johnson prioritized establishing safety guardrails while preserving the United States' technological advantage over China.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that AI development is accelerating too quickly, disclosing that researchers used the Claude system for potential biological weapons research. Amodei urged AI leaders to slow progress to allow safety measures to catch up.
- Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned this week, warning that companies are moving toward potentially uncontrollable systems. To mitigate risks, Amodei proposed giving independent third-party evaluators access to frontier AI companies to verify safety practices and report incidents.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced that the Democratic caucus will prioritize artificial intelligence action during Tuesday's meeting, while critics like Rep. Sarah McBride labeled Johnson's preference to delay as an "argument against representative government itself."
- Johnson noted that industry leaders lack consensus on necessary guardrails, complicating his search for legislative solutions. Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders demanded a pause on advanced development, calling for a ban on systems capable of operating independently beyond human control.
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) let slip a startling admission on Sunday during an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." Tapper asked Johnson about Congress' efforts to regulate artificial intelligence, which some experts have said is shaping up to be one of the most economically disruptive technologies in history. The question came a day after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for AI leaders to slow the rate of progress to allow…
Congress scrambles on AI rules as Trump presses for edge over China
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Mike Johnson, president of this body: "We cannot impose a moratorium because China will outnumber us, and that is the challenge."
The slowing down of the development of AI is one of the main topics of the mid-term legislative campaign.
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