Mike Johnson
8 storiesMike Johnson is the Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Recent coverage shows him urging lawmakers to meet AI industry leaders, including Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg and Dario Amodei, before drafting legislation, favoring voluntary AI guardrails and warning that rushed regulation could hurt U.S. competitiveness with China. The House passed a data center energy-cost bill 417–3, while Democrats pressed Johnson to cancel recess to work on AI risk legislation.
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Trump met at the White House with tech leaders including Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Dario Amodei and Jeff Bezos, while Speaker Johnson resisted AI regulation and the Senate skipped a Democratic-backed regulatory bill. The White House then released a Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities, saying each company is responsible for safe development and that laws may be codified over time.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson said he hopes AI guardrails will be 'voluntary' and that industry sees the writing on the wall. He is set to meet executives including Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, plus Trump, in Washington. Congress remains in early stages of AI legislation and leaves session this week until after November's election.
Calls for AI guardrails have grown after researchers and executives warned of risks, yet Congress has not acted on proposals for regulation, development limits or a 'kill switch' ahead of the midterms. An AP-NORC/University of Chicago survey found about 6 in 10 Americans support limiting data center construction.
The U.S. House passed a bill 417–3 recommending state regulators consider charging data centers for the full cost of new power and transmission upgrades needed to serve them, aiming to ease utility-bill pressures from AI data centers while preserving state regulation. Supporters call it a 'modest first start,' not a nationwide ban.
Reps. Don Beyer, Lori Trahan, Ted Lieu and Sara Jacobs urged Speaker Mike Johnson to shorten or cancel the upcoming recess so Congress can negotiate and pass AI risk legislation, arguing voluntary audits are insufficient.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told the public not to panic about artificial intelligence, according to WKYC, signaling a measured tone from a senior U.S. political leader on AI.
KOMU reports heated debate in US politics over AI risks and regulation: Speaker Mike Johnson warns that rushed regulation could weaken US competitiveness with China, while Barack Obama and others call for clear guardrails.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said federal AI legislation should not be rushed and that lawmakers should first convene a single large meeting with AI industry leaders. He emphasized dialogue with the industry before drafting rules to avoid hasty lawmaking.
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