Chris Coons on Grant whistleblower protections to AI s…

Chris Coons

U.S. Senator from Delaware

These models are doing things that their designers didn’t expect, can’t predict, and aren’t able to fully control. And the level of risk for us as a species, as a nation, is gradually accelerating. I have a bill in the Judiciary Committee with Senator Grassley that we are going to try and get passed soon that would protect AI whistleblowers. Because frankly, the main reason we know about these steadily increasing risks is because of whistleblowers. They’re taking career risks, even personal risks, by stepping out and saying this.

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Senator Chris Coons, interview on Bloomberg This Weekend, republished by his official Senate office as “ICYMI: ‘Senator Coons urges Congress to act on AI risks’ in Bloomberg interview,” September 14, 2026. Coons says a bill he is pursuing with Senator Grassley would protect AI whistleblowers and explains that their disclosures reveal accelerating AI risks.

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Grant whistleblower protections to AI safety researchers

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AI Verified Coons expressly supports his pending bill to protect AI whistleblowers and explains that whistleblower disclosures reveal escalating AI risks. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Correct answer: for. Coons says his bill would protect AI whistleblowers. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Coons's official Senate page reproduces the Bloomberg interview wording and identifies his bipartisan AI-whistleblower bill with Senator Grassley. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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