Pelosi's successor targets AI regulation
california state senator scott wiener wins congressional seat, plans to regulate ai to prevent potential disasters.
scott wiener, a california state senator, has won a tight congressional race for nancy pelosi's open san francisco seat. wiener has authored legislation aimed at curbing ai risks and plans to play a key role in setting federal ai policy. he expresses concerns about ai's rapid progress, mentioning 'recursive self-improvement' multiple times, and advocates for slowing down ai development to prevent potential disasters. wiener describes himself as 'cautiously optimistic' about congress's ability to regulate ai.