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Voters are waking up on AI safety. So are these Senate Republicans. — Chuck Grassley | ChamberLight
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Three Senate Republicans—John Curtis, Josh Hawley and John Kennedy—are pressing their party to address AI safety as voter concerns grow. Their efforts face resistance from senior Republicans and uncertainty over whether the Senate can advance legislation before the midterm campaign.
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People in this story 13 Senator advocating mandatory AI-model safeguards and warning about voter concerns
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Senator seeking bipartisan congressional action and public hearings on AI safety
Judiciary Committee chair declining to plan AI hearings or other action
Senator who originally introduced an AI-safety bill with John Thune
Senator working with John Curtis to seek public hearings on AI
Senate Republican leader declining to give members guidance on discussing AI
President opposing or dismissing concerns about AI regulation
Senator who organized a briefing on AI safeguards
Senate majority leader involved in AI legislation and advocating a light regulatory approach
Commerce Committee chair involved in uncertain plans for AI-safety legislation
Senator working with Josh Hawley on AI risk-evaluation legislation
Senator blocking Kennedy’s AI kill-switch legislation and proposing a study panel
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Senator seeking bipartisan congressional action and public hearings on AI safety
Judiciary Committee chair declining to plan AI hearings or other action
Senator who originally introduced an AI-safety bill with John Thune
SHOW 8 MORE SHOW FEWER Senator working with John Curtis to seek public hearings on AI
Senate Republican leader declining to give members guidance on discussing AI
President opposing or dismissing concerns about AI regulation
Senator who organized a briefing on AI safeguards
Senate majority leader involved in AI legislation and advocating a light regulatory approach
Commerce Committee chair involved in uncertain plans for AI-safety legislation
Senator working with Josh Hawley on AI risk-evaluation legislation
Senator blocking Kennedy’s AI kill-switch legislation and proposing a study panel
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