U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says the government must play a stronger role in protecting Americans from the risks of artificial intelligence, calling this week for Congress to establish new consumer protections and safeguard critical infrastructure from the technology.
The five-term Republican’s call for more federal oversight marks an implicit break from President Donald Trump, who has dismissed AI safety concerns as a “conspiracy.” Her Democratic challenger, former state Senate President Troy Jackson, has gone further, casting AI regulation as a worker protection issue and warning that “billionaires” stand to profit while ordinary Mainers absorb the costs.
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