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The HillSep 15, 2026National News

California Democrat: 'We need to have a safety stand-down with AI'

Whitesides called for a one-month pause in frontier AI research while experts and companies establish safety limits for Congress to enact.

California Democrat: 'We need to have a safety stand-down with AI'
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Rep. George Whitesides called for a one-month pause in frontier AI research while companies and government experts establish safety limits, and urged Congress to stay in Washington to address the issue. Republican leaders and President Trump have opposed or questioned federal AI safeguards.

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