{"slug": "speaker-johnson-says-ai-leaders-must-meet-with-congress-on-safety-laws-after-end", "title": "Speaker Johnson says AI leaders must meet with Congress on safety laws after ‘end of humanity’ warnings — but resists calls for moratorium", "summary": "House Speaker Mike Johnson called on top artificial intelligence leaders to meet with Congress and the White House to agree on safety legislation, saying during a Sunday appearance on CNN's \"State of the Union\" that \"we cannot put a moratorium on this because China will overlap us.\" Johnson's comments came two days after House Democrats urged him to cancel recess over what they call a catastrophic risk posed by advanced artificial intelligence. Johnson said AI leaders, Congress and the White House need to come together as soon as possible to \"figure out what the right balance is,\" citing warnings that advanced systems could pose an \"end of humanity\" threat.", "body_md": "# Speaker Johnson says AI leaders must meet with Congress on safety laws after ‘end of humanity’ warnings — but resists calls for moratorium\n\nSee more of our coverage in your search results.\n\n[Add The New York Post on Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=nypost.com)\n\nHouse Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for [top artificial intelligence leaders](https://nypost.com/2026/09/12/us-news/ai-ceos-demand-the-industry-slow-the-pace-of-advancements/) to sit down with Congress and the White House and agree on safety legislation — but said the US cannot cede ground to China.\n\nThe government needs to move quickly to address [growing warnings about AI](https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/business/anthropic-insider-who-quit-over-apocalypse-fears-doubles-down-on-doomsday-stance/), including warnings that advanced systems could pose an “end of humanity” threat, Johnson said during a Sunday appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.\n\n“We have to do this right, safely and wisely,” Johnson said, arguing that AI leaders, Congress and the White House need to come together as soon as possible to “figure out what the right balance is.”\n\nHe added: “We cannot put a moratorium on this because China will overlap us, and that’s the challenge — national security balanced with the immediate security of making sure the models are safe.”\n\nJohnson’s comments came two days after House Democrats urged him to cancel recess over what they call a “[catastrophic risk](https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/business/anthropic-says-scientists-used-its-ai-for-research-that-could-aid-biological-weapons-development/) posed by advanced artificial intelligence.”", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/speaker-johnson-says-ai-leaders-must-meet-with-congress-on-safety-laws-after-end", "canonical_source": "https://nypost.com/2026/09/13/us-news/speaker-johnson-says-ai-leaders-must-meet-with-congress-on-safety-laws-after-end-of-humanity-warnings/", "published_at": "2026-09-13 13:55:08+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-13 14:10:13.202640+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Mike Johnson", "Congress", "White House", "China", "CNN", "House Democrats"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/speaker-johnson-says-ai-leaders-must-meet-with-congress-on-safety-laws-after-end", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/speaker-johnson-says-ai-leaders-must-meet-with-congress-on-safety-laws-after-end.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/speaker-johnson-says-ai-leaders-must-meet-with-congress-on-safety-laws-after-end.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/speaker-johnson-says-ai-leaders-must-meet-with-congress-on-safety-laws-after-end.jsonld"}}