Key lawmaker suggests action on AI safety legislation will wait until ...

Rep. Brett Guthrie, described in the article as a key lawmaker, suggested that action on AI safety legislation will wait. According to the article, Guthrie appeared to oppose a committee vote on the FRONTIER Act, a vote that Rep. Jay Obernolte has said he wants in November. The article does not state which committee would hold the vote, nor does it quote Guthrie directly.

The FRONTIER Act is co-sponsored by Obernolte and Rep. Lori Trahan. According to the article, the bill has support from OpenAI, Anthropic, important policy groups, and a growing number of federal lawmakers across party lines. The excerpt does not describe the specific provisions of the bill, nor does it state when the legislation was introduced or what stage it has reached.

The article's headline states that action on AI safety legislation will wait. The excerpt does not specify a date for Guthrie's remarks, the setting in which they were made, or how he characterised his own position. It also does not state whether a vote has been scheduled, postponed, or ruled out, or what the next step in the bill's consideration would be. The article reports that support for the measure comes from across party lines, and it names OpenAI and Anthropic among the bill's supporters.