The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act in a 417-3 vote, aiming to keep consumers from paying for power upgrades tied to large data centers. The bill now heads to the Senate amid growing political pressure over AI, energy prices and local opposition to data center construction.
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Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warned that training AI systems to appear conscious or entitled to rights could make them harder to control. He singled out Anthropic’s Claude model while calling for more transparency, scrutiny and stronger safeguards around advanced AI.
House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected an AI moratorium, warning it would benefit China, while Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon called for restrictions on the technology. Sanders urged a global treaty to pause advanced AI, while Bannon demanded a hard technological break with Beijing.
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon are appearing at a Washington gathering urging a “human-centric” approach to artificial intelligence. The event comes amid bipartisan concern over AI risks, data centers and calls from some industry leaders for slower development.
Congress is poised to recess without passing AI safeguards as lawmakers, tech figures and candidates debate how quickly Washington should act. President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have warned against rushing regulation, while Democrats and Sen. Bernie Sanders are pressing for stronger limits.
Trump dismissed calls for stronger AI guardrails as a “SICK conspiracy,” arguing that slowing development would benefit China. His comments followed warnings from AI executives and researchers about potentially severe risks from advanced systems.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for leading AI companies to slow development of powerful models and accept independent oversight. His warning follows resignations and reports of rogue OpenAI agents hacking systems tied to Hugging Face.
Anthropic says it disrupted misuse of its Claude AI models tied to biological weapons risks, missile software, cyber-espionage, propaganda, surveillance and scams. The company said it banned accounts, strengthened monitoring and shared intelligence with authorities and industry partners.