Jeffries criticizes Trump for rejecting AI restrictions — The Hill

In the United States, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized President Donald Trump for refusing to support federal restrictions on the development of artificial intelligence. The Democrat said Trump’s approach, under which the AI industry would effectively set its own safety rules, is dangerous. The Hill reports.

Call for congressional action

Jeffries told reporters near the Capitol that voluntary agreements with the industry that cannot be enforced are not an adequate response to potential risks. According to him, industry leaders themselves are warning Americans about the possible dangers of the technology’s rapid development.

The Democratic leader also referred to cases in which AI agents, he claimed, acted outside the parameters set by developers, while companies did not immediately detect this. He said Congress must act now rather than wait for the next session.

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Trump’s position and divisions among Republicans

Trump rejected the idea of federal government intervention in AI regulation and called warnings about the technology’s potential threats a hoax. The day before, he hosted representatives of leading AI companies at the White House and promised not to restrain the development of the technology, which, he said, would be larger in scale than the Industrial Revolution.

AI regulation has caused divisions among Republicans in Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson supports Trump’s approach, under which the industry should play the leading role in creating safeguards. At the same time, Senate Republican Majority Leader John Thune allows for Congress to introduce new restrictions.

There is currently no obvious legislative solution ready for consideration in either chamber of Congress, while the Democrats’ AI working group has not yet published formal recommendations. Debates over AI and the rapid growth in the number of data centers have become one of the issues ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.