AI Developers Call for Regulation, But Congress Lags Behind
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-08-26
Despite AI developers calling for regulations to slow down research due to existential risk concerns, Congress is unlikely to act this session. While several bills like the AI Kill Switch Act have been filed, a stable national policy remains absent. Experts question whether leading companies could even completely shut down frontier models in an emergency, noting no public knowledge of equivalent "fire drills."
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