Jeffries urges urgent action on AI

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for urgent action on AI, supporting a slowdown in development to protect the public and saying Democrats will prioritize AI in upcoming meetings. His remarks respond in part to warnings from former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon.

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