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Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

The debate around artificial intelligence is ramping up in Washington, with Democratic lawmakers sounding alarms on the dangers they say the technology poses and Republican leaders suggesting those concerns are inflated and secondary to winning the AI race with China.

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Cable News Network· Sep 13, 5:22 PMPolitical debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’Also ran in ABC17News.com

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Transcript: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 13, 2026The following is the transcript of the interview with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 13, 2026.

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Abdul El-Sayed says public oversight needed on AI to avoid serving "interests of a few against the well-being of a many"Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said that there are "a lot of real risks" in artificial intelligence.

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Anthropic whistleblower says Congress should let AI companies police themselves until a regulatory body is establishedFormer AI researcher Jacob Coxon said any laws Congress passes to regulate the technology need to be able to respond to newly created models quickly.

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Congress Is Starting To Argue About A Potential AI ApocalypseA trio of influential senators is working on a bill addressing the potential “catastrophic risk” of artificial intelligence.

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OpenAI Asks Congress Whether an AI Slowdown Would Be LegalThe company is seeking clarity on antitrust rules as researchers call for restraint and experts warn that competition encourages companies to overlook risks.

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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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