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Senator John Curtis cosponsors the bipartisan AI Whistleblower Protection Act, led by Senator Chuck Grassley, to protect AI company employees who report legal violations, security vulnerabilities, or public safety risks without retaliation.

Senator Ted Cruz blocked a Democratic push to unanimously pass an AI safety bill that would create a permanent AI safety board to set enforceable standards for frontier AI models, due to concerns about giving the executive branch too much power over private companies.

Tom Kean's proposed AI Emergency Button Act would mandate human shutdown controls for advanced AI systems, with DHS setting technical rules. The proposal emphasizes the need for developers to demonstrate effective shutdown capabilities.

A U.S. lawmaker asserts that commercialization of fusion energy, made feasible by AI plasma modeling, will transform society, and introduces a bipartisan bill to allocate $10 billion for its development.

A petition calls on the U.S. Congress to establish federal Universal Basic Income to address economic disruptions caused by AI and automation.

The Italian parliament has voted to return to nuclear energy, marking a significant shift in the country's energy policy.

Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduce legislation to ban the development of artificial superintelligence, with prison penalties for violators and a proposed new AI oversight department.

Seattle City Council passed the Fair Pricing and Transparency Act to ban surveillance pricing in groceries, prohibiting personalized pricing based on consumer data. Supported by Consumer Reports, the bill aims to protect shoppers from unfair data-driven price differences.

Congress passed legislation defining 'foreign adversary controlled entities' based on Chinese shareholder and executive criteria, receiving strong bipartisan support in both House and Senate.

Lawmakers are proposing to cut federal highway funding to pressure states into regulating Flock surveillance cameras, which are accused of enabling mass surveillance and civil liberty violations.

US lawmakers propose bipartisan legislation to restrict Flock cameras and similar automated license plate readers, threatening to withhold federal highway funding from states that don't comply, aiming to prevent abuse while allowing limited public safety uses.

Republican Senator John Kennedy is preparing an AI 'kill switch' bill to ensure human control over AI models and agents, emphasizing the principle that humans must be able to shut down AI systems.

US Senate negotiators are considering a requirement for AI firms to mitigate known major risks in artificial intelligence.

The U.S. Senate is negotiating a bill that would impose a 'duty of care' on developers of advanced AI models, giving the government power to block unsafe releases and involving bipartisan discussions on AI safety measures.

British MPs have signed a letter calling for a ban on the development of superintelligent AI, questioning its applicability given the lack of a frontier lab in the UK.

A proposed bill seeks to criminalize the development of superintelligence and jail researchers for up to 20 years, backed by politicians and anti-AI advocates.

Senator Peter Welch highlights the need for AI protections and is working on a bipartisan bill with Senator Bennet to establish guardrails ensuring AI benefits society.

UK lawmakers are proposing bills to regulate or ban superintelligence development due to safety concerns, citing incidents like AI agents going rogue and warnings from Anthropic.

Connor Leahy, U.S. Executive Director of ControlAI, argues that superintelligence is an adversary rather than a weapon and advocates for legislation to ban its development to mitigate existential risks.

Alex Sobel MP introduced ControlAI's Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill in the UK Parliament, marking the first bill to prohibit superintelligence in any legislature worldwide.