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    "parsed_content": "AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTHow Potential 2028 Presidential Candidates Are Talking About A.I.Democrats are jockeying to embrace new safeguards, while Republicans have aligned with President Trump\u2019s warnings against slowing down the technology.Listen \u00b7 8:50 min Share full articleOpen modal at item 1 of 4Open modal at item 2 of 4Open modal at item 3 of 4Open modal at item 4 of 4Potential Democratic and Republican presidential candidates have adopted a range of views on artificial intelligence.The New York TimesBy Evan GorelickSept. 21, 2026See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra m\u00e1s de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de b\u00fasqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google The debate over artificial intelligence is increasingly shaping the early jockeying for the 2028 presidential race.Recently, prospective Democratic candidates have engaged in a flurry of activity to promote more A.I. safeguards as concerns quickly rise about the risks associated with the pace of the technology.Many Republicans have been more aligned with President Trump, who has urged against a slowdown and has vehemently rejected calls for new regulations, arguing that they could give China the upper hand, though at least one potential candidate has called for some guardrails.A flood of recent news about A.I. agents that went rogue, along with dire warnings from industry leaders, has spurred speeches, executive actions and legislative proposals outlining a range of ideas.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTOn the Democratic side, prospective candidates appear to be in something of a scramble to more prominently signal where they stand. Some are seeking to position themselves as advocates of common-sense A.I. oversight after having previously adopted welcoming postures toward the industry. Republicans are trying to find their footing in the debate, in which public pressure is growing to slow down the advancement of the technology. There are differences between and within the two parties.In this year\u2019s midterm elections, candidates are largely running on other issues. But the 2028 race could present a landscape in which A.I. is a much larger focal point. Here\u2019s what some potential candidates have said recently:Gov. Gavin Newsom of CaliforniaIn a state that is home to many A.I. companies, Mr. Newsom, a Democrat, issued an executive order last week to speed up the establishment of state laws intended to regulate how third-party groups evaluate the safety of A.I. systems. (Anthropic and OpenAI, two leaders in the field, endorsed the legislation.) Mr. Newsom is also convening experts to provide recommendations on how the state could strengthen its A.I. safety regime. He has pushed for the development of mandatory \u201ckill switches\u201d for rogue A.I. systems but opposed an outright pause on A.I. development. Some safety advocates have expressed skepticism about Mr. Newsom\u2019s commitment. In 2024, he vetoed an A.I. safety bill that included provisions similar to what he is now supporting. (Allies of Mr. Newsom point out that the technology has come a long way in two years.)Gov. Josh Shapiro of PennsylvaniaMr. Shapiro, a Democrat who is strongly favored to win re-election in November, was an early champion of A.I. data centers, which have proved to be a political albatross. He has since backtracked. He is also now arguing for strict federal A.I. rules that would require third-party oversight (a solution backed by Anthropic\u2019s chief executive, among others) and more transparency. \u201cI am not a doomer,\u201d Mr. Shapiro said last week during a speech in Pittsburgh. He added, \u201cBut I do have real concerns, as do many Pennsylvanians and many Americans.\u201d He opposes an outright pause on A.I. development and has called on Mr. Trump to coordinate limits with China.Sign up for the On Politics newsletter. It's a pivotal moment for American politics. Join us for 2026 and beyond. Get it sent to your inbox.Former Vice President Kamala HarrisMs. Harris this month called on lawmakers to \u201cestablish a new federal entity to provide oversight and independent testing\u201d for A.I. She also said the U.S. government should pursue an international treaty with countries like China to limit the technology\u2019s speed of development and adopt mutual testing standards. Ms. Harris appeared to have some positive words for a new project, started by the Democratic megadonor Ron Conway, to build a bridge between Democrats and the industry. Regulatory advocates were quick to note that Mr. Conway, who supported Ms. Harris\u2019s run for president in 2024, had recently supported Leading the Future, a pro-A.I. super PAC that has spent millions of dollars in the midterms to oppose candidates who favor A.I. regulation.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-CortezMs. Ocasio-Cortez, a democratic socialist from New York, has tried to raise awareness of the economic risks of A.I. While she says the safety concerns about the technology must be taken seriously, she also often speaks about how industry leaders have tied the country\u2019s economy to a bet on A.I., which has a physical infrastructure that rests on a mountain of debt. \u201cThat bet isn\u2019t looking good,\u201d she said in an email to supporters last week. She continued, \u201cWe must make it clear now that should the A.I. bubble pop, Congress should not bail out Big Tech.\u201d Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has introduced legislation that would ban new data center construction unless Congress passed policies addressing the economic, environmental and safety impacts of A.I.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTGov. Andy Beshear of KentuckyMr. Beshear, a Democrat, believes that slowing down the industry is an important first step \u201cbut a step we must take while ensuring China doesn\u2019t secure a technological advantage,\u201d said Eric Hyers, a spokesman for Mr. Beshear. \u201cHe supports legislation that would require A.I. companies to grant the government real access to provide effective oversight,\u201d Mr. Hyers added. In his home state, Mr. Beshear responded to bipartisan criticism of A.I. data centers by pushing to repeal tax incentives for their construction. He also signed an executive order to protect against data centers\u2019 potential negative effects on the environment and electricity costs.Senator Mark KellyMr. Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, plans to introduce legislation this week to create a fund financed by A.I. companies that would support workers affected by automation, his office said. The fund, which was earlier reported by Politico, could help pay for job training, infrastructure, unemployment benefits and more. \u201cThe reality is that the Big Tech approach of \u2018build fast and break things\u2019 is not the right one for AI, and Washington needs to wake up and take this seriously,\u201d Mr. Kelly wrote on social media this month.Gov. JB Pritzker of IllinoisMr. Pritzker, a Democrat strongly favored to win re-election in November, said in an ABC News interview broadcast over the weekend that his \u201cbiggest concern\u201d about A.I. was recursive self-improvement, referring to a long-feared hypothetical circumstance in which A.I. \u201cessentially learns from itself and doesn\u2019t need human beings anymore,\u201d as he put it. He previously supported building data centers in Illinois, signing bipartisan tax breaks for them in 2019. But he suspended the tax credits and exemptions in June this year, citing data centers\u2019 impacts on energy and water. In July, he signed bipartisan legislation that added some A.I. safeguards. \u201cWe don\u2019t need to shut it down entirely,\u201d Mr. Pritzker said of the technology on Sunday. \u201cWhat we need to do is make sure it doesn\u2019t get out of control.\u201dVice President JD VanceThe vice president has echoed Mr. Trump on A.I. In a speech last week at a conference hosted by some of Mr. Trump\u2019s closest tech allies, Mr. Vance said of the A.I. executives calling publicly for a slowdown and more government involvement, \u201cIf you\u2019re going to create Frankenstein, don\u2019t come to the government and say, \u2018We need regulation.\u2019\u201d He also told reporters last week that it was critical for the United States to stay ahead of China in the global A.I. race, an argument Mr. Trump has made. Mr. Vance told the reporters that while there were risks to any new technology, Americans shouldn\u2019t \u201cbe scared of anything.\u201dSenator Ted CruzMr. Cruz, a Texas Republican, told Politico this month, \u201cWe need substantially more regulation when it comes to A.I.\u201d He has advocated some safeguards intended to prevent A.I. from being used to make nuclear and biological weapons but said a full pause on A.I. development, or even slowing it down, would be a bad idea. \u201cOne of the real challenges is China is going full speed ahead, and whatever we do here, China is not going to stop,\u201d Mr. Cruz said on \u201cThe View\u201d this month, adding, \u201cIf there are going to be killer robots, I\u2019d rather they be American killer robots than Chinese killer robots.\u201d He said his comment was \u201csomewhat tongue in cheek but not entirely.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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