House Speaker Johnson says he hopes AI guardrails are 'voluntary' amid Congress inaction
House Speaker Mike Johnson is scheduled for lunch Tuesday with President Trump and AI industry executives.
TL;DR
- Congress is in the early stages of regulating artificial intelligence.
- AI executives have warned of catastrophic risks associated with the technology.
- AI is also seen as a driver of economic gains.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson favors "voluntary" guardrails for AI.
- Senator Mark Warner plans to propose legislation for a federal AI safety board.
- OpenAI decided not to release GPT-6.1 Astra due to safety concerns.
- Proposals include independent auditors, new liability laws, and regulatory reviews for AI models.
- Products liability law is expected to apply to AI companies.