Utah Governor Says Congress Lacks AI Expertise to Craft Effective Regulation

Utah Governor Spencer Cox said he does not believe Congress has sufficient understanding of artificial intelligence to regulate the technology effectively, criticizing lawmakers' inaction even as industry leaders and experts warn of existential risks. In remarks to Bloomberg, Cox stated that Congress needs to establish guardrails around frontier AI development through a federal framework that would include mandatory reporting of safety incidents, whistleblower protections, independent system evaluations, and restrictions on exporting advanced chips to China.