{"slug": "obama-reportedly-urges-democrats-to-prioritize-safety-plan-for-ai", "title": "Obama reportedly urges Democrats to prioritize safety plan for AI", "summary": "Former US president Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize a \"public conversation\" about AI management and safety at a closed-door Manhattan fundraiser last week, according to a New York Times report. Obama called on the party to build a sweeping framework covering a safety \"slow-down\", domestic job losses, and children's wellbeing.", "body_md": "# Obama reportedly urges Democrats to prioritize safety plan for AI\n\nBy Jessica GlenzaSource: \n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)\nEx-president urged party at closed-door fundraiser to create sweeping framework, from safety ‘slow-down’ to job losses\n\nBarack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize a “public conversation” about AI management and safety in a closed-door Manhattan fundraiser last week.\n\nThe comments by the former US president [reportedly](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/politics/obama-democrats-ai.html) urged the party to create a sweeping framework for everything from a safety “slow-down” to domestic job losses and children’s wellbeing.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/obama-democrats-ai-safety)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/obama-reportedly-urges-democrats-to-prioritize-safety-plan-for-ai", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/obama-reportedly-urges-democrats-to-prioritize-safety-plan-f-u8na", "published_at": "2026-09-13 15:47:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-13 21:22:21.466202+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Barack Obama", "Democratic Party", "The New York Times", "The Guardian"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/obama-reportedly-urges-democrats-to-prioritize-safety-plan-for-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/obama-reportedly-urges-democrats-to-prioritize-safety-plan-for-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/obama-reportedly-urges-democrats-to-prioritize-safety-plan-for-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/obama-reportedly-urges-democrats-to-prioritize-safety-plan-for-ai.jsonld"}}