AI Safety Alarm Creates Unusual Bipartisan Pressure for Action in Congress

A sudden wave of AI safety warnings has pushed lawmakers from across the political spectrum toward a rare shared demand: Washington should impose stronger controls on advanced AI systems. The convergence was visible on Sept. 15, when Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon appeared at the same Washington event to call for more human control over AI, even as they sharply diverged on how the United States should handle China.