House Speaker Johnson Says Congress 'Potentially' Has a Role in AI Guardrail Legislation
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Speaker Mike Johnson told Bloomberg on September 15 that there is 'potentially' a role for Congress in writing AI guardrail legislation, and said he plans to meet with AI executives soon. The comment lands the same day as Trump's post dismissing AI risk, putting the legislative and executive branches visibly out of step. Separately, Sam Altman said OpenAI welcomes a federal framework but does not believe it needs to wait for legislation to act on safety.