# California Democrat: ‘We need to have a safety stand-down with AI’

> Source: <https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6090277-california-democrat-ai-safety-regulation/>
> Published: 2026-09-15 15:37:47+00:00

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,…