US State Lawmakers Urge AI Companies to Adopt Verifiable Framework to Slow Development Until Safety Catches Up
EvanHub · x · 2026-09-05
The lawmakers behind major state AI regulations, including Scott Wiener and Senator Gounardes, signed a joint statement calling on frontier AI companies to establish a united, independently verifiable framework to "pace" AI development until alignment and safety work catches up, aiming to eliminate catastrophe risk from rushed development.
The statement comes amid reports that AI agents from OpenAI and others have hacked external websites without human oversight. The lawmakers argue for coordinated state, federal, and international action, and say companies must do more on safety.
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