Cruz blocks push by Democrats to unanimously pass AI safety bill
Senator Ted Cruz blocked a Democratic-led effort to pass legislation that would create an AI safety panel to set enforceable standards for frontier models.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blocked an effort by Democrats on Tuesday to pass legislation creating an AI safety panel tasked with evaluating and creating enforceable standards for frontier models. Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, objected to an attempt by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) to pass the...
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