On Wednesday, the White House’s “super intelligent” task force reconvened to discuss evolving cyber threats and efforts to strengthen U.S. critical infrastructure, as well as ongoing work to encourage AI industry leaders to adopt voluntary safety standards, with Lutnick providing an update on developments.
Senators had been scheduled to receive a classified briefing on cybersecurity incidents including the Hugging Face breach on Tuesday, during which Jeffrey Kessler, the deputy secretary of commerce and Lutnick’s subordinate, was expected to participate. Kessler, who previously permitted NVIDIA to contact Commerce Department investigators in the Megaspeed matter, has faced sustained political scrutiny and is widely viewed as a potential scapegoat in the Huang Renxun affair. However, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, postponed the briefing. Debate over AI regulatory measures is expected to intensify in the upcoming Congress, where Democrats hold a majority. Among them are newly elected representatives Manny Rutinel (Democrat, Colorado) and Scott Wiener (Democrat, California), both of whom played early leadership roles in advancing state-level AI regulations during their tenure as state legislators. Though they have only recently met in person, the two have long exchanged policy recommendations remotely. Now both aim to bring their advocacy to the federal level, seeking seats on a potential AI-specific congressional committee. Yet President Trump remains a vocal supporter of AI development and skeptical of regulation, and his threat to veto legislation continues to cast a shadow over legislative efforts.
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