The Illinois governor called for federal regulation of AI.
With calls to regulate AI growing, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker urged Congress to pass federal guardrails on the technology.
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Pritzker → call → technology
“You can't do this state by state.
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You → do → state
This needs to be a national effort as well as an international endeavor, especially together with our allies, because AI is not going to go away,” Pritzker told ABC “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl in an exclusive interview that aired Sunday.
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that → need → interview
Pritzker touted legislation he signed in Illinois in July requiring AI companies to conduct annual third-party audits of their safety plans and disclose safety incidents to the state.
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he → tout → state
He urged Congress to make federal regulations a top priority, calling the technology “dangerous on the level of nuclear weapons.”
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regulations → urge → weapons
President Donald Trump has called AI fears a “hoax” and announced he is forming an “AI Force” to accelerate growth in the industry.
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he → call → industry
Pritzker said that approach is a mistake.
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approach → say → ?
“They are okay with just letting it, you know, run rampant and let the leaders of it self-govern and self-regulate, and I think that's a mistake because we clearly have seen that there are breakouts that they don't control, and they haven't had any real interest in it,” Pritzker said.
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Pritzker → let → it
“We don't need to shut it down entirely.
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What we need to do is make sure it doesn't get out of control.”
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it → need → control
But Pritzker said he doesn’t support Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposal to ban superintelligence.
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he → say → superintelligence
“I think that you're not going to be able to is the point,” Pritzker said.
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Pritzker → think → ?
“That's not going to happen because it's not like AI doesn't exist in the world already.”
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AI → go → world
With less than seven weeks remaining until the midterm elections, AI has emerged as a political issue for both parties, but it is far from the only issue on which Democrats are looking to go on offense.
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Democrats → remain → offense
While Pritzker is running for reelection as governor, he is also supporting Democratic candidates around the country.
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he → run → country
Pritzker said his party is promoting a message focused on mitigating rising costs by giving Americans more money, partially by raising the minimum wage.
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party → say → wage
“Democrats are fighting to lower costs, and we're fighting to put money in people's pockets,” Pritzker said.
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Pritzker → fight → pockets
“Remember, it isn't often that prices go down.
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prices → remember → ?
What we really need to do to make things more affordable, put more money in people's pockets, and that means raising the minimum wage.”
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that → need → wage
During an appearance on the “All In” podcast Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance urged voters to “give us another chance.”
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Vance → urge → chance
Pritzker pushed back against the comment.
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Pritzker → push → comment
“The problem is they've had too many chances already, and they've made mistakes over and over and over again,” Pritzker said.
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Pritzker → have → mistakes
“They don't deserve another chance.
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It's time to give Democrats the reins, at least in Congress right now, so that they can put a check on what Donald Trump has been doing to working families.
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Democrats are favored to take back the House in November amid poor approval ratings for the president and recent polling showing them far ahead in the race to control Congress.
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them → favor → Congress
But some of those same polls also show that congressional Democrats, and the party itself, are very unpopular.
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Democrats → show → polls
Asked about the Democratic party’s standing, Pritzker pointed to a general distrust in government.
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Pritzker → ask → government
“People don't trust government and they don't trust that their problems are going to be addressed.
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problems → trust → government
I believe that if you're going to regain the trust of the public, it's got to be about delivering for them,” Pritzker said.
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Pritzker → believe → them
“One of the reasons Donald Trump won the first time around was because he was promising to blow it all up.
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he → win → it
He was going to drain the swamp,” Pritzker added.
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Pritzker → go → swamp
“And why were people looking for it?
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Because nobody ever did anything for them.
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nobody → do → them
In some states this cycle, Democrats were worried not only about beating Republicans, but also some fellow Democrats.
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Candidates from the progressive and Democratic Socialist wings of the party mounted several challenges to Democratic incumbents in congressional primaries this cycle, many of them successful.
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Republicans quickly adopted the Democratic divide as a campaign issue, with some branding them “communists.”
2028 and Pritzker’s political future
If Pritzker wins reelection as governor, his term will end in 2029.
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But some speculate Pritzker will pursue a run for president in 2028, before the end of his term -- something he has not ruled out.
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he → speculate → term
However, Pritzker did not say whether he would run for president in 2028, telling Karl that he believes the Democrats have many other strong options.
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Democrats → say → options
“All I can tell you is that I believe we have some really great people who are contemplating running for president,” Pritzker said.
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Pritzker → tell → president
“It may be the best bench that we've seen among Democrats for many, many years.”
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…and 2 more, not listed.
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