Obama reportedly urges Democrats to prioritize safety plan for AI

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.

Obama reportedly urges Democrats to prioritize safety plan for AI By Jessica GlenzaSource: The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology Ex-president urged party at closed-door fundraiser to create sweeping framework, from safety ‘slow-down’ to job losses Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize a “public conversation” about AI management and safety in a closed-door Manhattan fundraiser last week. The 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. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/obama-democrats-ai-safety Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.