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Comment by Kirsten Gillibrand

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U.S. Senator from New York; member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees
Secretary Hegseth's attack on AI safety procedures contradicts common sense and undermines our national security. [...] Removing guardrails doesn't produce efficiency; it guarantees a future of catastrophic harm. We must have clear AI safety procedures across military and civilian life – with humans in control.
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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains
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AI Verified The quote clearly supports human oversight of AI in high-stakes settings: it calls for "clear AI safety procedures" across "military and civilian life" and says AI should be used "with humans in control." While it does not use the term "agentic AI," it clearly implies support for requiring human-in-the-loop safeguards in high-stakes domains. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago
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AI Verified The quote says AI systems should have "clear AI safety procedures" and be "with humans in control," which clearly supports human oversight in high-stakes areas like military and civilian domains. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago

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AI Verified Verified: the official U.S. Senate press release at the cited URL, dated February 27, 2026, states that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand “released the following statement” and contains the submitted passage verbatim in the same order, with the [...] corresponding to omitted intervening text between the first sentence and the later sentences about removing guardrails and keeping humans in control. ([gillibrand.senate.gov](https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/gillibrand-statement-on-secretary-hegseths-rejection-of-ai-guardrails/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Verified Verified. The senate.gov source URL returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but a web search confirmed the quote verbatim from Senator Gillibrand's Feb 2026 statement on Secretary Hegseth's rejection of AI guardrails: "Removing guardrails doesn't produce efficiency; it guarantees a future of catastrophic harm" and "We must have clear AI safety procedures across military and civilian life – with humans in control." Attribution to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (Senate Armed Services/Intelligence Committees) is correct and year 2026 is current. The "for" vote on "Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains" aligns directly with her demand for AI safety procedures "with humans in control." · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 1mo ago
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