StudioScott Wiener, Nancy Pelosi's replacement, on regulating AI in Congress
Original title: Nancy Pelosi’s replacement is ready to regulate AI
Scott Wiener, who won Nancy Pelosi's open San Francisco congressional seat, told MIT Technology Review hours after his victory that a recent METR report was concerning and Congress is running out of time to regulate AI. He authored SB 1047 and sponsored SB 53 in California, and says he would support a strong federal regulator, whistleblower protections, testing and auditing requirements, and a kill switch requirement, while opposing broad federal preemption of state AI laws. He is only cautiously optimistic, citing Trump calling catastrophic AI risk a hoax, and sees the 40 of 41 anti-data-center ballot measures as driven mainly by local concerns rather than AI risk.
The interview lays out where a lawmaker with state-level AI legislation experience stands on federal regulation, state authority, and political obstacles, offering useful context on US AI policy.
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