High-ranking members of the Senate Commerce Committee stand at odds with each other over how to best address “catastrophic risk” posed by artificial intelligence.
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee splits on AI safety bill: Cantwell advocates mandatory federal testing while Klobuchar-Thune-Cruz prefer company self-testing. Outcome directly shapes AI governance standards and compliance costs for U.S. tech companies' deployment strategies.
Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell , D-Wash., talk before the start of a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee markup on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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A trio of influential senators is working on a bill addressing the potential “catastrophic risk” of artificial intelligence.
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