Andy Kim
Role at the time: United States senator representing New Jersey
Defended or excused
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.”
Why we used this label
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.
Senator Kim calls on the Senate to establish AI guardrails (opens in a new tab)Statement published September 14, 2026
Official Senate press release containing Senator Andy Kim’s statement on federal AI safeguards and legislation.