{"slug": "dem-leaders-warn-against-ai-companies-policing-themselves-we-need-congress-to", "title": "Dem leaders warn against AI companies policing themselves: ‘We need Congress to act’", "summary": "Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said Tuesday that AI companies cannot be trusted to regulate themselves and that Congress must pass industry-wide rules to ensure public safety. \"This is not an industry that can regulate itself,\" Aguilar told reporters, as top House Democrats warned that federal action is needed.", "body_md": "Top House Democrats warned Tuesday that AI companies can’t be trusted to regulate themselves, arguing that the federal government will have to step in with industry-wide rules designed to ensure public safety. “This is not an industry that can regulate itself,” Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, told reporters in the…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-leaders-warn-against-ai-companies-policing-themselves-we-need-congress-to", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6090811-house-democrats-demand-ai-regulation/", "published_at": "2026-09-15 17:41:09+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-15 17:51:21.151455+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Pete Aguilar", "House Democratic Caucus", "Congress", "House Democrats"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-leaders-warn-against-ai-companies-policing-themselves-we-need-congress-to", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-leaders-warn-against-ai-companies-policing-themselves-we-need-congress-to.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-leaders-warn-against-ai-companies-policing-themselves-we-need-congress-to.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dem-leaders-warn-against-ai-companies-policing-themselves-we-need-congress-to.jsonld"}}