# Dem leaders warn against AI companies policing themselves: ‘We need Congress to act’ > Source: > Published: 2026-09-15 17:41:09+00:00 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…