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House Democrats push Johnson to cancel the recess to legislate on AI

“This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. This is an American issue, and it is a global issue,” House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark said on 17 September. Her party is pressing Republicans to stay in Washington and legislate on AI. Clark spoke alongside Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar. The Associated […]

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Pentagon CTO Emil Michael says the US should not take stakes in AI firms

“We don’t want government to get in the middle,” Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, told CNBC when asked about government stakes in AI companies. Michael appeared on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street on 16 September. Asked whether the Trump administration could nationalise AI companies or take partial stakes in them, he said: “I […]

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Sanders and Bannon call for an AI slowdown at the Pro-Human Assembly

“When you are racing towards a cliff, you hit the brakes,” Senator Bernie Sanders told the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington on Tuesday. Sanders, a Vermont independent, and Trump ally Steve Bannon both called for stronger AI oversight at the event, Reuters reported. The nonprofit Future of Life Institute hosted it. Several hundred people attended, according […]

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Voters mostly don’t like AI and data centers, but neither party seems to have an edge

Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University confirms what we’ve already been seeing, and what politicians are responding to – AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular. Asked if they support or oppose the construction of data centers to power AI tech, 61 percent of the 1,503 likely voters surveyed […]

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