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Josh Hawley: “At the end of the day, they’re a product, and if you make that product in a reckless kind of way, and that product…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2026
At the end of the day, they’re a product, and if you make that product in a reckless kind of way, and that product causes … significant harm and damage — they crash a hospital ER, they shut down a bank so that folks can’t get their money — if that happens, then it’s the people who made it who should be responsible.
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Josh Hawley
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing accountability for AI firms at a Senate hearing.

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