US lawmakers introduce 150 AI bills while developer warns humanity is at risk
US legislators have filed over 150 AI bills but none have passed, as Anthropic developer Jacob Coxon quit and warned that humanity faces danger, appearing on Meet the Press.
More than 150 artificial-intelligence proposals have been submitted in Washington, yet no legislation has been enacted. The alarm was raised by Jacob Coxon, a developer at Anthropic, who resigned and told host Kristen Welker that the technology threatens humanity. His former boss also called for a slowdown. Coxon's comments were broadcast on a journalist at one outlet the Press.
Why it matters
The story highlights the growing gap between rapid AI development and the absence of effective government regulation.
How this story developed
- Jul 9 Texas AI Data Centers Spark Pollution Debate as Rural Residents Face New Hazards
- Aug 26 Nvidia reported a record $96.2 billion in revenue for the latest quarter, driven largely by its data-center segment, and forecasts $108 billion in the coming months.
- Aug 27 Nvidia added a new tranche of GPU chips to its agreement with AWS for future data‑center deployments.
- Aug 27 Nvidia set a provisional 70% revenue growth target for fiscal 2028.
- Aug 28 New York and Texas each announced a pause on new hyperscale data centres.
- Aug 30 Judge Lesa Gelb ruled that Salem Township’s planning commission violated Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act by excluding residents from a data‑center ordinance meeting.
- Aug 30 Austin’s city council is set to vote on a resolution that would create a specific land‑use category and review process for large AI data centers.
- Aug 31 President Trump posted on Truth Social that communities rejecting AI data‑center projects will become “backwards and poor.”
- Sep 1 Nvidia announced quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, surpassing analyst forecasts.
- Sep 2 At a virtual G‑20 technology ministers’ session, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk called for accelerated AI data‑center construction and additional power capacity.
- Sep 2 Trump labeled communities that reject data‑center projects “backwards and poor” and warned that China would welcome such resistance.
- Sep 5 Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers claimed Democrat Abdul El-Sayed supports the Muslim Brotherhood, but a fact-check found no evidence of such a pledge.
- Sep 9 A fact‑check concluded there is no evidence that Abdul El‑Sayed pledged support to the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Sep 13 Jon Husted introduced legislation to shield consumers from rising electricity bills linked to data‑center demand.
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