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Comment by Yusuf Mahmood

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Director of AI and Emerging Technology Policy at America First Policy Institute.
Congress could pass legislation to prohibit employment discrimination against whistleblowers reporting AI security vulnerabilities. Some security researchers at frontier AI companies complain that they are discouraged from informing policymakers about major security vulnerabilities.
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Yusuf Mahmood, written testimony to the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, April 16, 2026.
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Grant whistleblower protections to AI safety researchers
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AI Verified The testimony expressly recommends legislation prohibiting discrimination against AI-security whistleblowers, directly supporting protections. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Mahmood explicitly recommends legislation protecting AI-security whistleblowers from employment discrimination; this supports “for.” · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Mahmood’s April 16, 2026 House testimony, p.15, contains this exact recommendation under “Establish whistleblower protections.” · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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