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Yusuf Mahmood

Director of AI and Emerging Technology Policy at America First Policy Institute.

Congress could consider passing legislation to protect security whistleblowers in the AI industry from retaliation by AI companies.

AI Verified (Apr 16, 2026)

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Yusuf Mahmood, written testimony to the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, April 16, 2026.

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AI Verified Mahmood explicitly recommends legislation protecting AI-industry security whistleblowers from retaliation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Yusuf Mahmood’s 16 Apr 2026 House testimony contains this exact recommendation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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