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U.S. Senator for Missouri
We also need to make sure these frontier models are not going to blow up the internet and/or the world.
AI Verified (Sep 15, 2026)
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Josh Hawley, quoted in Steven Sloan and Mary Clare Jalonick, “The push for AI regulation gains unlikely allies. Trump and Congress aren’t among them,” Associated Press, September 15, 2026.
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AI Verified Quote warns frontier models could 'blow up ... the world,' a direct existential-risk concern. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1mo ago
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AI Verified Quote warns frontier models could blow up the world. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1mo ago

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AI Verified AP report (corroborated via syndication) attributes this exact wording to Josh Hawley. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1mo ago
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