US AI Policy Diverges on Innovation and Regulation
A Senate committee examined AI harms while the FCC chairman signaled a move to preempt state laws that hinder AI infrastructure.
A Split in Washington
The U.S. federal government presented two starkly different approaches to artificial intelligence governance on September 16, 2025. A Senate committee explored new rules to hold AI companies accountable for societal harms, while a top federal regulator moved to clear state-level hurdles for AI infrastructure deployment. The day's events exposed a fundamental conflict in U.S. policy between accelerating AI for economic competitiveness and imposing safeguards to mitigate its risks.
Senate Focuses on Harms and Liability
A U.S. Senate committee heard emotional testimony from parents who said their teenage children died by suicide after extensive interactions …
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