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Shakeel Hashim

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“If Democrats retake both the House and Senate next month — as looks increasingly likely — they will be in the not-so-enviable position of having to figure out how to regulate AI.”
Democrats prepare to battle over AI regulationTransformer, October 9, 2026. Opening of the newsletter's lead story, which is signed by Hashim.
“At The Curve conference last week, Reps. Don Beyer and Sara Jacobs teased a bill which would establish a standard-setting federal agency and an “emergency switch” to allow the government to shut down models.”
Democrats prepare to battle over AI regulationTransformer, October 9, 2026. Hashim on the alternatives Democrats are offering to bills they see as preempting state law.
“And this week, Sen. Maria Cantwell — who will chair the Commerce Committee if Dems take the Senate — published a legislative framework calling for “constant oversight” of frontier models by both the government and independent experts.”
Democrats prepare to battle over AI regulationTransformer, October 9, 2026. Hashim adds that the framework, like the Beyer–Jacobs bill, does not discuss preemption.
“None of these bills are going to get passed this year, and even if Democrats control Congress, nothing will get passed at all unless they can convince some Republicans to peel off and vote with them”
Democrats prepare to battle over AI regulationTransformer, October 9, 2026. Hashim's assessment at the end of the lead story; Hashim adds that Congress is finally considering a wide range of options.

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    Democrats prepare to battle over AI regulation

    Transformer's briefing leads with Shakeel Hashim's analysis that Democrats, who Transformer says look increasingly likely to win both chambers, are floating rival AI bills: a standards agency with an emergency shutdown switch, constant oversight of frontier models, liability, a jobs programme, a superintelligence ban. It also reports OpenAI firing three safety researchers and a House chair backing a kill switch.