Speaker Johnson calls for AI guardrails meeting with platform providers, citing out-of-control AGI risk
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-09-14
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress has been studying AI since he set up a bipartisan task force and feels urgency to create guardrails. He stresses designing them carefully to prevent harm—including avoiding an "out-of-control" AGI—while preserving US innovation and its edge over China. He is calling for a Washington meeting with AI platform providers and experts to define providers' safety responsibilities.
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