{"id":218266,"date":"2026-05-21T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/congress-must-address-advanced-ai-now\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:35:16","slug":"congress-must-address-advanced-ai-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/congress-must-address-advanced-ai-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress must address advanced AI now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/may\/21\/congress-must-address-advanced-ai\/\">Congress must address advanced AI now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/may\/21\/congress-must-address-advanced-ai\/\">https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/may\/21\/congress-must-address-advanced-ai\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-21 16:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.washingtontimes.com\">www.washingtontimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In April, Anthropic released its most capable AI model, the Claude Mythos Preview, which experts warn poses significant risks to America\u2019s cybersecurity infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>Due to its potential to uncover thousands of vulnerabilities in computer systems, Anthropic restricted access to a vetted group of critical infrastructure partners and did not release the model to the public.<\/li>\n<li>Congress has been largely inactive in addressing the risks posed by advanced AI models like Mythos, despite warnings from federal agencies and industry leaders.<\/li>\n<li>The White House has focused on testing public-facing AI but has failed to address the emerging risks inside leading AI labs.<\/li>\n<li>Anthropic&#8217;s actions highlighted concerns about the adequacy of existing federal tools and regulatory structures to oversee superintelligent, powerful AI systems.<\/li>\n<li>The introduction of the Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act proposes mandatory pre-deployment evaluations and significant penalties for noncompliance, aiming to strengthen oversight.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s a debate about relying on private stewardship versus increased federal regulation, with critics pointing to past failures of Big Tech to serve public interests.<\/li>\n<li>The current legislative framework is deemed nearly empty with no overarching authority for pre-deployment reviews or statutory definitions of what constitutes &#8220;too dangerous to release.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s an urgent call for Congress to enact stronger regulations to ensure responsible development and deployment of powerful AI like Mythos.<\/li>\n<li>The stakes are high because without adequate safeguards, the consequences of superintelligent AI could be existential for national security and public safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress must address advanced 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