Mike Johnson on Artificial Intelligence

Public disputes concerning artificial intelligence, including its development, uses, safety, governance, effects on creative work, and role in research.

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1 statement on this page. Dates: September 13, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 13, 2026

2 published statements. Dates: September 13, 2026 to September 15, 2026

Mike Johnson
Role at the time: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives speaking on CNN's State of the Union.
September 13, 2026Defended or excused
Statement summary
Johnson supported researching and adopting AI guardrails and safety measures, while opposing an emergency moratorium on AI development because of competition with China.
“We need to debate and deliberate and research what the best way there is to go to put guardrails, some safety in place to make sure that A.I. doesn't get out of control. ... We cannot put a moratorium on this because China will overlap us.”
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Mike Johnson discusses AI safeguards and a moratorium on CNNTranscript lines 35–65; aired 9–10 a.m. ET

CNN transcript of Speaker Mike Johnson's September 13 State of the Union interview. Johnson supports congressional guardrails and safety measures but opposes an emergency moratorium, citing competition with China.

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Johnson supports the case proposition by calling for AI guardrails and safety measures. His opposition to an emergency moratorium addresses a different policy that this proposition does not require.

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