Jeffries Says Congress Should ‘Act Urgently’ on AI Safeguards

Jeffries calls on Johnson to keep House in Washington to tackle AI

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to keep Congress in town next week to address possible regulations for artificial intelligence. Jeffries told reporters at a Capitol Hill press conference that lawmakers should heed the call of AI industry leaders who voiced concerns about a lack of proper guardrails […]

The leader of the Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, called for immediate action to begin regulating artificial intelligence

"We must take decisive action now to, as the leaders of these companies have recently acknowledged, slow down the pace of development (of AI models) in order to protect Americans and ensure the safe advancement of AI," he said to ABC News.Do you...

Jeffries says Congress should ‘act urgently’ on AI safeguards

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) said Sunday he supports immediate congressional action on regulating the development of artificial intelligence. “We certainly need to begin to act urgently to address the challenges that exist,” Jeffries told host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week.” Jeffries noted “action” on AI will be a “high priority” during his…

Hakeem Jeffries: Congress must act ‘immediately' to rein in AI

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Monday for immediate congressional action to regulate artificial intelligence — his most urgent call to date for guardrails on the rapidly advancing technology amid warnings it could eradicate humanity if left unchecked. “The explosive growth of…