{"slug": "california-democrat-we-need-to-have-a-safety-stand-down-with-ai", "title": "California Democrat: ‘We need to have a safety stand-down with AI’", "summary": "Rep. George Whitesides (D-Calif.) said Monday that the U.S. needs \"a safety stand-down\" on AI, telling NewsNation's Blake Burman on \"The Hill\" that he is \"setting out a vision for how we need to develop AI.\" Whitesides' call comes amid growing demands for AI regulation from both the tech industry and members of Congress.", "body_md": "Rep. George Whitesides (D-Calif.) on Monday said that the U.S. needs “a safety stand-down” regarding AI amid growing calls for regulation coming from both the tech industry and members of Congress. “I’m setting out a vision for how we need to develop AI,” Whitesides told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill.” “I think we need,…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-democrat-we-need-to-have-a-safety-stand-down-with-ai", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6090277-california-democrat-ai-safety-regulation/", "published_at": "2026-09-15 15:37:47+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-15 15:52:03.519430+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["George Whitesides", "NewsNation", "Blake Burman", "The Hill", "U.S. Congress"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-democrat-we-need-to-have-a-safety-stand-down-with-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-democrat-we-need-to-have-a-safety-stand-down-with-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-democrat-we-need-to-have-a-safety-stand-down-with-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-democrat-we-need-to-have-a-safety-stand-down-with-ai.jsonld"}}