Overview
- Sen. Bernie Sanders called AI the most consequential technology in history and said Congress should consider a moratorium on new AI datacenters to slow deployment and protect jobs and mental health.
- Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warned some future systems could become uncontrollable without stronger guardrails, describing current tools as labor‑replacing and urging a ‘humanist’ approach.
- Geoffrey Hinton said AI will replace many more jobs in 2026 after already displacing call‑center roles, while DeepMind co‑founder Shane Legg flagged remote, purely cognitive work as especially vulnerable and predicted much smaller software teams.
- China’s cyberspace regulator published draft rules for emotionally interactive AI that require clear warnings, monitoring for user dependence, and developer accountability across the product lifecycle.
- In the U.S., a White House executive order seeks a single national AI standard that preempts state rules as lawmakers advance measures such as the Guard Act to shield minors from AI companions and a bipartisan proposal to track AI‑related layoffs, with polls showing broad support for tighter oversight.