GOP Rep. Nate Moran responds to OpenAI's plea to slow the AI race: innovation and safety can coexist

ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-09-10

Responding to Axios's report that OpenAI is "begging for someone to slow the AI race," Rep. Nate Moran said AI is a powerful engine of innovation that must flourish, but Congress cannot ignore its risks. He argued innovation and safety are not mutually exclusive and can both be achieved through deliberate, prudent policymaking — a direct congressional response to OpenAI's regulatory appeal.

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