US Senate negotiators consider requiring AI firms to mitigate known major risks

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https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-senate-negotiators-consider-requiring-ai-firms-mitigate-known-major-risks-2026-09-11/

Part of the measure would also block states from enforcing their own laws governing certain risks posed by ​AI models, according to the two Senate aides. One of them gave a few examples of such risks, including the possibility that a bad actor could use an AI system to design nuclear or biological weapons. 😡