Schiff says AI needs firmer federal rules, not voluntary pledges

He argues weak oversight leaves major AI decisions to companies and pushes for a dedicated regulator.

Sen. Adam Schiff said the U.S. is missing a real chance to put guardrails around AI, arguing that a voluntary White House pledge from tech leaders is not enough. He said advanced models create serious national-security risks because their behavior is increasingly hard to understand or control, and he warned that weak oversight could leave major decisions to companies acting on their own. Schiff also tied the issue to the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright ruling, saying it makes new agency-led regulation more likely to end up in court. He backed creating a dedicated AI regulator and contrasted that approach with the failure to rein in social media in time.