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Political opposites unite in Washington to rein in AI

Political opposites including Senator Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon are jointly pressing for binding artificial intelligence restrictions in Washington, with Sanders calling for a construction freeze on data centers and OpenAI backing the FRONTIER Act's mandatory outside safety audits for the first time. The bipartisan pressure for hard AI rules continues to grow despite President Trump's skepticism.

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From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon, political opposites in Washington are jointly demanding hard brakes on artificial intelligence. Sanders wants a construction freeze on data centers, while OpenAI is backing the FRONTIER Act and its mandatory outside safety audits for the first time. Despite Trump's skepticism, bipartisan pressure for binding AI rules keeps growing. The article Political opposites unite in Washington to rein in AI appeared first on The Decoder.

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