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Public disputes concerning artificial intelligence, including its development, uses, safety, governance, effects on creative work, and role in research.
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2 statements on this page. Dates: September 14, 2026 to September 30, 2026
2 matching statements. Dates: September 14, 2026 to September 30, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: September 14, 2026 to September 30, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: September 14, 2026 to September 30, 2026
2 statements on this page. Dates: September 14, 2026 to September 30, 2026
Role at the time: Senate majority leader
Statement summary
John Thune cites the bill's broad House support to reject claims that it lacks consequence.
“I don’t know how you can say something that passed the House of Representatives 417-3 isn’t consequential,”
NBC published Thune's remarks on September 30; the report does not specify the day of his answer.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Thune defends the bill's significance and argues that it could become law.
Role at the time: United States Senate majority leader
Statement summary
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Congress has a role in addressing consequential risks from frontier AI and that guardrails for those models make sense, while stressing that policy should not stifle innovation.
“Guardrails there make sense to me.”
Associated Press report directly attributing Thune’s September 14 remarks to reporters about AI risks and congressional guardrails.
Relative to stronger federal safeguards for frontier AI, Thune explicitly endorses guardrails for consequential frontier-model risks. His emphasis on innovation limits the approach’s scope but does not reject safeguards.
