Dirk Hanlon: the congressman who wrote that AI freaks him out is now more scared. Gus: scared of a computer? I'll unplug it. Dot: he ran a task force teaching Congress AI, with Sam Altman demos; attendance fizzled, and his kill switch bill found too little interest. Gus: I'd attend, if there's a buffet. Ted Lieu says he is more scared than in 2023; one poll finds 61% of likely voters oppose new AI data centers.
The congressman who wrote 'A.I. Freaks Me Out' in 2022, Ted Lieu, who holds a computer science degree, co-led a task force to teach Congress about AI with demonstrations from Sam Altman, but attendance fizzled; his kill-switch bill this summer found too little interest, he says he is more scared than he was in 2023, and a recent poll found 61% of likely voters oppose building AI data centers.
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Governments Hop on A.I. While Fearing Its Hazards
The New York Times · Oct 1, 2026
