Nancy Pelosi’s replacement is ready to regulate AI

Summary

Scott Wiener, the California state senator who authored SB 1047 and SB 53, won a tight congressional race for Nancy Pelosi's open San Francisco seat and could help set federal AI policy. He said a METR report widely read as evidence of recursive self-improvement at Anthropic makes the need for regulation more urgent, and he hopes Congress will act before the end of the year.

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