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Cantwell Unveils AI Regulatory Framework With Six Safety Principles

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC · How we work

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Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) unveiled an AI regulatory framework.
The framework’s six principles require enforceable safety standards and continuous testing of frontier models.
Cantwell tasked NIST with drafting federal rules and overseeing independent audits.
Developers must disclose risks, report serious failures, and be liable for unlawful harms.
Experts say mandatory federal standards, government testing, and a new oversight agency remain absent.

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Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) unveiled an AI regulatory framework.
The framework’s six principles require enforceable safety standards and continuous testing of frontier models.
Cantwell tasked NIST with drafting federal rules and overseeing independent audits.
Developers must disclose risks, report serious failures, and be liable for unlawful harms.
Experts say mandatory federal standards, government testing, and a new oversight agency remain absent.