Johnson calls for AI solutions but says Congress won't take the lead
TL;DR
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La. ) said on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday that Congress won't lead the charge on regulating AI safety. He had been urged to cancel the House recess and pass a law on AI safeguards after the biggest AI labs endorsed slowing their models' development. Johnson warned against an emergency moratorium and argued that halting all AI development would put national security at risk because China would overtake the US.
Nauti's Take
The opportunity is time: without a rushed emergency law, there is room for rules that pin down audits and liability properly. The risk is obvious, since a waiting Congress leaves the labs to decide for themselves when to brake and when to speed up again.
For European companies, the AI Act remains the more binding framework for the foreseeable future, and compliance planning should follow it.
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