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AI regulation calls grow in DC after researcher's extinction warning

Members of Congress are calling for AI regulation after a researcher warned that OpenAI and Anthropic are acting irresponsibly.

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Anthropic researchers warn AI could wipe out humanity, now US lawmakers are calling for new AI regulationTwo Anthropic researchers are warning that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within the next decade, setting off fresh alarm in Washington and new calls from U.S. lawmakers for tighter controls on advanced AI systems. The warnings are striking for where they are coming from: researchers working inside one of the companies building some of

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Ted Cruz Makes Bizarre AI Prediction As Experts Sound The AlarmThe Republican senator’s comments follow increasingly dire warnings from within the AI industry about the technology's potential dangers.

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AI Researcher Warns Humanity Could Be at Risk by 2030. Lawmakers Demand Congress Act Before It's Too Late.The latest catalyst was the resignation of Jacob Coxon, who accused OpenAI and Anthropic of racing toward self-improving superintelligence while failing to adequately address the risks.

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Congress Is Not Ready To Deal With An AI ApocalypseSo far, only progressives seem to be heeding the AI industry’s warnings about its potentially dangerous product.

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Congress alarmed by Anthropic employee's warning AI could end humanityA Republican called on Congress to convene a special session on AI guardrails. A Democrat pleaded with his colleagues to "wake up" to an "emergency."

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Hakeem Jeffries backs rigid guardrails for AIHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, told USA TODAY “time is of the essence” to act on AI guardrails after the Hugging Face attack.

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Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths and says self-regulation is not enoughGates says AI could cause a billion deaths and self-regulation is not enough. The EU has been able to fine model providers 3% of turnover since August.

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Sam Altman says world should accept some risks for AI benefitsOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI’s benefits are worth accepting some risks as President Trump launches a new federal effort focused on U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence.

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WATCH: GOP senators skeptical of Bill Gates’ ‘fearmongering’ AI warning as Dems sound alarmBill Gates' warning that AI could lead to "a billion deaths" divided senators, with some calling it fear-mongering and others demanding regulation.

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‘Stop Me Before I Kill Again’: Trump Official Compares AI Leaders To Hannibal LecterTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized AI CEOs for spreading “alarmism without solutions.”

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