Tech policy coalition calls for new Congress to set AI safety standards
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ByGrace Dille,
Technology Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
November 5, 2026 02:57 PM ET
Chamber of Progress hopes for a greater focus on consumer protection and access to technological benefits when Democrats take over the majority in January.
The Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition, is calling on the 2027 Democratic Congress to establish federal artificial intelligence safety standards.
In a Nov. 4 memo to House and Senate Democratic leadership, the Chamber of Progress laid out a technology to-do list for 2027, with an eye on delivering more consumer protection and access to technological benefits.
The memo laid out 10 priorities, chief among them passing a federal AI transparency and safety standard.
“Democrats should establish a national AI framework combining public transparency, independent evaluation, and enforceable safeguards for the most capable models,” Koustubh KJ Bagchi, the group’s vice president of policy and government...
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