Johnson Backs Voluntary AI Guardrails as Senate Pushes 45-Day Safety Reviews
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 29
Johnson Backs Voluntary AI Guardrails as Senate Pushes 45-Day Safety Reviews
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 29
Summary
Mike Johnson said he wants AI guardrails to remain voluntary, signaling a light-touch approach before a Tuesday meeting with President Donald Trump and executives from Anthropic, Meta and Alphabet.
The speaker said companies see “the handwriting on the wall” and will try to reassure investors, consumers and the public that advanced AI can be developed safely without immediate hard mandates.
Mark Warner plans to seek unanimous consent for a bill creating a federal AI safety board that would review frontier models at least 45 days before public release, though the measure is unlikely to pass.
Congress leaves Washington at the end of this week until after November’s election, adding urgency as lawmakers and AI firms warn that rogue systems could threaten national security, infrastructure and even pose catastrophic risks.