United States senator representing New Jersey.
Case
Jon Ossoff urges inspections, legislation and an AI treaty; Donald Trump says existing federal powers are sufficient. Their opposing positions raise a concrete question: should Washington add safeguards for frontier AI?
Role at the time: United States senator representing New Jersey
Responding to
Should Washington impose stronger safeguards on frontier AI?
“We can both make sure there are rules to prevent risks and enable innovation to continue with sensible controls.”
Relative to stronger federal safeguards for frontier AI, Kim explicitly supports government guardrails and legislation. His innovation qualification defines the approach’s scope rather than rejecting safeguards.
Statement dates: September 14, 2026
Statement dates: September 14, 2026
