Johnson on AI regulation: ‘We don’t need everybody to panic right now’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that Congress should not rush to regulate artificial intelligence, warning that an emergency legislative session would cause the U.S. to "lose the race to China." Johnson's remarks came after tech leaders pushed for a slowdown in AI development, and he added, "We don't need everybody to panic right now.

House Speaker Mike Johnson R-La. on Sunday expressed restraint around the idea of artificial intelligence AI regulation in the wake of tech leaders pushing for a slowdown in the development. “If Congress just races in and does some sort of emergency session to try to regulate AI, we will lose the race to China, and…