Democrats Have Big Plans for Artificial Intelligence |
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Democrats Have Big Plans for Artificial Intelligence
Yes, that's as ominous as it sounds.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.11.2026 11:45 AM
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Despite being excited to see some Republicans lose control of the Congress, I'm already dreading the Democrats' takeover, especially what it will mean for tech policy. Doing nothing to allay this feeling is this Reclaim the Net peek at Democratic proposals regarding artificial intelligence.
Voter animosity toward AI was strong in the midterm elections, and Democrats apparently plan to waste no time using their forthcoming majority to start giving the government much more control over the AI industry and AI outputs.
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"Top of the Democratic agenda on day 1 needs to be a pause on advanced AI development, regulation of this out of control industry, and a ban on artificial superintelligence," posted U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D–Ariz.) the day after the election.
A Democrat-led Congress will call AI companies in for hearings and insist on "reasonable guardrails on AI," Rep. Ted Lieu (D–Calif.), vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, said at a post-election press conference.
Guardrails sound quaint. Moderate. Who could........