US politicians call for tighter artificial intelligence regulation
In Washington, United States, politicians and advocates of artificial intelligence regulation from different political camps gathered at the Pro-Human Assembly to call for action to control the development of this technology. The meeting was organized by the nonprofit Future of Life Institute, which warns about the risks of large-scale technologies to humanity, CNBC Top News reports.
Scheduled participants included independent Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic Congressman Greg Casar, Republican Congressman Chip Roy, and former White House strategist Steve Bannon. Casar said that the development of AI threatens people's jobs, freedom and security.
Proposals for restrictions
Earlier this month, Sanders and Casar introduced a legislative initiative that provides for a ban on superintelligent AI and a temporary suspension of the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems. Democratic Congresswoman Lori Trahan, who also spoke at the meeting, became a co-sponsor in June of a bipartisan legislative initiative to create a federal framework for AI regulation in the United States.
Chip Roy said he disagrees with an approach under which decisions on AI should be made only by the president or executives of major technology companies. In his view, Congress should discuss the rules through relevant committees with the involvement of outside experts.
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The White House and Republican position
The event took place less than a week after Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon resigned and wrote on social network X about what he considers critical risks of uncontrolled AI development. He claimed that major developers, including OpenAI and Anthropic, are “playing with our lives.”
After Coxon's post, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company was postponing plans to go public this year, citing growing concerns about AI safety. Anthropic head Dario Amodei also called on technology companies to slow development.
US President Donald Trump called such concerns a hoax and expressed support for the industry. House Speaker Mike Johnson said that technology companies themselves should handle regulation. He also opposed a moratorium on AI development, explaining this by the risk of losing the technological advantage over China. The House of Representatives is due to leave Washington on Thursday and return after the November 3 elections, so rapid progress on AI safety legislative initiatives is unlikely.
