Pelosi successor Scott Wiener pushes Congress to regulate AI
Original title: Nancy Pelosi’s replacement is ready to regulate AI
He authored signed California bill SB 53 after SB 1047 was vetoed and wants a federal regulator and kill switch.
Scott Wiener won the race for Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco House seat and says Congress is running out of time to regulate advanced AI. He cites a METR report widely interpreted as evidence that Anthropic achieved recursive self-improvement. Wiener authored vetoed SB 1047 and signed SB 53, opposes broad federal preemption, and favors whistleblower protections, testing, auditing, and a kill switch. He is only cautiously optimistic given President Trump’s stance.
Unconfirmed: Wiener treats a METR report as evidence of recursive self-improvement; the item says that reading was a wide interpretation, not a confirmed finding.
- His campaign received over $3 million from Public First Action.
- Public First Action receives substantial funding from Anthropic.
- Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047 and signed SB 53.
- He opposes broad federal preemption of state AI laws.
- He says voters approved 40 of 41 anti-data-center measures.
- Organizations
- METRPublic First ActionAnthropic
- Countries
- United States
From the original article
4 min read at technologyreview.com
As a California state senator, Scott Wiener authored legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. Now, after winning a tight congressional race for former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s open San Francisco seat, he could play a key role in setting federal AI policy. I spoke with Wiener on Friday, only a…
By Grace Huckins · technologyreview.com
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