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Yusuf Mahmood

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

If Chinese hackers steal the model weights for an American frontier AI model, they could very cheaply weaponize the model’s capabilities for military applications, surveillance, or cyber-attacks.

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Yusuf Mahmood, written testimony to the U.S. House Select Committee on the CCP, “China’s Campaign to Steal America’s AI Edge,” April 16, 2026.

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AI Verified Yusuf Mahmood’s Apr. 16, 2026 House testimony, p. 7, contains this model-weights warning. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Grant whistleblower protections to AI safety researchers

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

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Mandate 72-hour reporting of critical AI safety incidents to a national authority

Congress should pass legislation requiring frontier AI developers to publish information about critical security incidents.

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