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The Fight to Rein In AI Is Dividing Washington

As pressure mounts for Congress to address the risks of artificial intelligence, lawmakers are finding little agreement on what action to take.

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Bill Gates says AI companies self-regulating isn’t enough and governments should be involved in monitoringBill Gates called for lawmakers in Washington to regulate the development of artificial intelligence, weeks after the CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest AI labs agreed on the need to slow the pace of AI progress.

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The Democrats’ Mad Scramble to Get AI RightTexas representative Greg Casar is urging his colleagues to seize the AI debate as the party vies to retake Congress in November.

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New AI-watchdog group praises Hawley in TV adJosh Hawley, the senior GOP senator from Missouri, is among several lawmakers highlighted by a new political action committee that praised his efforts to police the growing AI industry.

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The Supreme Court’s Open-Weight AI Regulation GauntletA series of Supreme Court rulings have left the federal government with a narrow path to regulating open-weight AI models.

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Virginia: Congress needs to act on AI dangersWashington needs to take immediate action to control the dangers posed by rapid development of artificial intelligence, Gov. Abigail Spanberger said in a letter to Congressional leaders.

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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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