In this Real Clear Politics interview, Brendan Steinhauser, CEO of the Alliance for Secure AI, discusses the emerging push for AI regulation and why states are leading the charge. He reveals why states are racing ahead with their own AI laws while Congress remains gridlocked, and discusses disturbing examples of chatbots encouraging dangerous behavior.

Steinhauser argues there’s an unexpected bipartisan consensus forming around AI safety, but questions remain about whether it’s already too late to control this rapidly advancing technology. Drawing parallels to social media’s impact on children, he warns that AI will be “far more powerful than that” and suggests we may be approaching a critical decision point about developing “an artificial species of machines thousands of times smarter than us.”