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Congress is under pressure to act on AI - here's what that could look like

Lawmakers are expressing broader willingness to regulate AI development, but the path forward may not be a quick one.

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Mike Johnson Sends House on Recess: List of AI Bills in ProgressJohnson said he was canceling Thursday's legislative day, sending lawmakers home for a seven-day break.

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Pentagon CTO says Trump admin shouldn't take stakes in tech giantsPresident Donald Trump has angrily pushed back on the calls from industry and lawmakers for an AI slowdown or greater regulation.

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Ted Cruz stakes out a middle ground on AI compared to Trump and VanceSen. Ted Cruz is taking a cautious approach with AI even as President Donald Trump is a major proponent of AI advancements.

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Companies warn AI needs to be reined in. Congress isn’t sure what its role should beTop AI executives are calling for a slowdown of AI advances — but Congress isn’t sure how, if at all, to step in.

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Congress faces AI test as debate explodes over industry regulationDemocrats generally favor a heavier-handed approach than Republicans, but lawmakers are all over the map on this policy arena even within their own parties.

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We 'Need Law Enforcement and the Politicians' to Monitor AISunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press," Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said we "need law enforcement and the politicians" to get into the discussion about safeguards and monitoring for artificial intelligence. | Clips

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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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Bill Gates Shares Chilling AI PredictionThe Microsoft co-founder was asked about whether the technology is “powerful enough to end all of humanity.”

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Sen. John Kennedy Says He Uses Special Senate Version of ChatGPTSen. John Kennedy has his own special version of ChatGPT -- well, technically the whole Senate does -- and even he doesn't seem totally sure where the information goes.

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Bill Gates tells Ezra Klein AI crossed bio and cyber thresholds this yearBill Gates says AI crossed bio and cyber danger thresholds early this year, and that leaving the industry to regulate itself is 'insane'.

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