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Trump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies
Publisher description: President has dismissed anxieties over AI’s dangerous potential even as Democrats and some Republicans acknowledge risks
The Guardian | Sep 15, 2026 | David Smith and Chris Stein in Washington and Nick Robins-Early in New York
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We need something like that. ”Protesters in San Francisco call on AI companies to pause development. Photograph: Manuel Orbegozo/ReutersThe flurry of debate follows warnings last week from three Anthropic researchers that AI could destroy humanity within the next decade. So Congress should be cracking down on these big tech companies and on these AI CEOs, not like what Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump go and do.
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