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Ro Khanna

U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district

This is why Congress needs to pass a whistleblower protection act that protects AI employees like Jasmine from retaliation and bullying.

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U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, X post, October 8, 2026. The post calls for Congress to pass a whistleblower-protection act protecting AI employees such as OpenAI safety researcher Jasmine Wang from retaliation and bullying. The post is reproduced with attribution in Zvi Mowshowitz, “OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers,” LessWrong, October 12, 2026: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zCNm2PnqE5Zp6Z2FW/openai-fires-three-safety-researchers

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AI Verified The quote calls for a whistleblower-protection act for AI employees like Jasmine; source context identifies Jasmine as an AI safety researcher, resolving the referent. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified The quote calls for a whistleblower-protection act for AI employees reporting safety concerns. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified The supplied source text identifies Rep. Ro Khanna’s October 8 X post; independent indexed reproductions corroborate the exact wording and attribution. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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