{
  "id": 5647668,
  "title": "George Clooney doesn't trust the government to regulate AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/george-clooney-doesnt-trust-the-government-to-regulate-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-04T13:32:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/george-clooney-government-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "George Clooney expressed skepticism about the government's ability to effectively regulate artificial intelligence (AI) at the Venice Film Festival. He argued that entrusting AI regulation to politicians, like 94-year-old Chuck Grassley, would be unwise, citing the example of Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before a group of lawmakers who struggled to understand technology. Clooney warned that AI could lead to the spread of misinformation and fake news, blurring the line between truth and falsehood. He cautioned that AI could make it difficult to discern reality from fabrication, stating that \"you'll have people who deny the Holocaust, and that will have the same weight in AI as facts.\" Clooney emphasized that the uncertainty surrounding AI's future and the lack of clear authority on the technology posed a significant danger, saying, \"We're not sure where this is going to end, and we're not sure who's fully in charge.\"",
  "summary": "\"It’s not just that you’ll see lies. It also makes you question things that really do exist,\" the actor says.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "George Clooney Says the Government Shouldn’t Regulate AI: ‘These Are Not the People You Want to Entrust the Holy Grail With’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/george-clooney-says-the-government-shouldnt-regulate-ai-these-are-not",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:09:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}