# Bad Influence story: Scott Wiener says Congress must regulate AI before year's end

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 12:05. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/54db0891-ee05-43b8-94a2-a016bc3dba0b

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Latest update (11-09 12:05): Scott Wiener says Congress is running out of time to regulate AI

Overview: Scott Wiener, who won a close congressional race for Nancy Pelosi's open San Francisco seat, says Congress must act on AI before the end of the year. He points to a METR report that many readers took as evidence that Anthropic achieved recursive self-improvement.

Wiener backs a strong federal regulator, whistleblower protections, testing and auditing requirements, and a kill switch requirement.

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1. 11-09 12:05 · MIT Technology Review · AI · [Scott Wiener says Congress is running out of time to regulate AI](https://badinfluence.news/items/jq88x6rpvle65ufxoxxpxd8za)
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