Greg Casar on Slow down AI development

Greg Casar

U.S. Representative from Texas; Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

We need to put up AI safety guardrails now in the United States to protect Americans while we pursue international agreements. By putting in protections here in the United States, we can show we're serious about getting a deal. And because Chinese models currently train on American AI models, passing strong U.S. rules now along with export controls slow down dangerous AI development around the world.

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Greg Casar, interview with Leila Fadel, “Texas Rep. Greg Casar discusses bill to temporarily pause advanced AI development,” NPR via KUNC, September 14, 2026. Casar states that U.S. AI safety guardrails and export controls would slow dangerous AI development worldwide.

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