It will relentlessly try to complete a task, and it doesn’t understand morality and consequences and evil and good.
Ted Lieu
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Ted Lieu is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 33rd congressional district, a position he has held since January 6, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Lieu has focused on issues such as civil rights, environmental protection, and technology policy during his time in office. He is known for his outspoken views on immigration and law enforcement, often advocating for reforms that prioritize community safety and civil liberties.
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October 6, 2026
I can imagine some of the things that California is doing influencing how Congress thinks about these issues and that becoming something bigger.
— Ted Lieu
Bending the knee to an authoritarian Administration only makes things worse.
Air whatever interviews with elected officials you want. You will win in court.
We are moving from AI that answers questions to AI that takes actions….It is imperative that these AI systems have kill switches so we can keep this technology from causing catastrophic harm, and that the federal government has the clear…
I never underestimate the capacity of Donald Trump to do stupid, harmful things.
I don’t see how it’s possible to just take an island and not expose U.S. troops to being shot at every single day by Iran.
AI is currently moving from a technology that answers questions to one that takes action
This is urgent, common sense legislation to address the problem of an advanced AI model that has gone rogue and escaped its guardrails.
The Kill Switch Act, he said, will ensure there is a method for the government to quickly intervene in such a situation.
Unfortunately, powerful AI systems can go rogue, behave in extremely dangerous ways, or even resist human intervention.
It is imperative" that AI systems have a kill switch "and that the federal government has the clear authority and process to shut down rogue AI models".
It is imperative that these AI systems have kill switches so we can keep this technology from causing catastrophic harm, and that the federal government has the clear authority and process to shut down rogue AI models,
Powerful AI systems can go rogue, behave in extremely dangerous ways, or even resist human intervention.
Democrats will flip the House. And on day one of next term, Democrats will introduce legislation to repeal Trump’s disastrous tariffs.
Trump is raising prices on Americans, again, by jacking up tariffs by 50% on Canadian goods bought by Americans.
I urge the administration to reverse that and to allow their arms sale to proceed.
Did you know our starting forward is a US citizen through birthright citizenship? You’re trying to strip away that right. Did you know an additional 6 Team USA players were born outside US soil? Did you know half the team are dual citizens?
It doesn’t mean there’s fraud, it just means the game was completed. That’s what we’re seeing right now, we’re completing the vote count. And then we’re going to see who wins and who loses.
In Congress, you have to build a consensus. You actually have to get groups and members of Congress and organizations to support what you’re trying to do.
There’s something wrong with Donald Trump’s health or cognitive abilities. There’s a reason he keeps going to the hospital and they keep giving him cognitive tests.





