{"slug": "lawmakers-scramble-to-catch-up-on-ai", "title": "Lawmakers scramble to catch-up on AI", "summary": "Lawmakers in Washington are floating numerous proposals to regulate AI development after a researcher's viral warning about the technology, but party politics, a limited legislative window and a lack of consensus make the effort an uphill, next-to-impossible task. The push spans both parties as members of Congress seek to prevent the technology's negative potential.", "body_md": "Washington is scrambling to manage the abrupt panic around AI development, but party politics, a limited legislative window and lack of consensus makes it an uphill, next-to-impossible task.  In the wake of a researcher’s viral warning about the technology, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are floating numerous proposals to prevent the negative potential…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lawmakers-scramble-to-catch-up-on-ai", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6091629-senate-scrambles-over-ai-safety/", "published_at": "2026-09-16 10:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 10:15:35.400319+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Washington", "Congress"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lawmakers-scramble-to-catch-up-on-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lawmakers-scramble-to-catch-up-on-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lawmakers-scramble-to-catch-up-on-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lawmakers-scramble-to-catch-up-on-ai.jsonld"}}