# Lawmakers scramble to catch-up on AI > Source: > Published: 2026-09-16 10:00:00+00:00 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…