Maria Cantwell is a U.S. senator from Washington state and the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee. She recently released a six-point frontier AI governance framework calling for enforceable federal safety standards, continuous independent testing and developer accountability. She and Sen. Patty Murray are also pushing state and federal AI rules on consumer protection and industry oversight, and with 16 colleagues she urged President Trump to negotiate AI guardrails and global standards with China's Xi Jinping.
Sen. Cantwell Unveils Six-Point Plan to Govern Frontier AISen. Maria Cantwell, top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, released a frontier AI governance framework calling for enforceable federal safety standards, continuous independent testing and strict developer accountability. The plan aims to protect the public from preventable AI harms.
Washington leaders call for new AI regulationsWashington Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are pushing AI rules at state and federal levels covering consumer protection, industry oversight and security risks. The state AI task force urged firms to disclose risk-mitigation plans, and a chatbot protection law takes effect in 2027.
Cantwell, colleagues push Trump to negotiate AI guardrails with XiU.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and 16 colleagues sent a letter urging President Trump to negotiate a formal agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping on AI guardrails and global standards. They emphasized the need for development and testing standards, model oversight, human control over autonomous systems, and technological verification to mitigate risks from unregulated AI advancement.
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