{
  "id": 6909650,
  "title": "After a decade of failed bills and three years of resignations, Washington finally discovers it cares about AI safety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/after-a-decade-of-failed-bills-and-three-years-of-resignations",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-12T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/12/after-three-years-of-silence-washington-discovers-it-finally-cares-about-ai-safety/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For the past decade, numerous attempts to pass legislation regarding artificial intelligence safety have failed. In the past three years alone, five insiders left major AI companies, warning of the potential dangers of creating systems that surpass human intelligence, without offering any viable solutions. This week, however, an Anthropic employee named Evan Hubinger went public with his concerns, citing a lack of concrete plans to control superintelligent systems. Hubinger even went as far as to state that he believes there is a greater than 10% chance of human extinction within the next decade. This raised the alarm, prompting a political reaction after a decade of inaction.",
  "summary": "Jacob Coxon's resignation didn't start this fight, but his resignation ignited the moment officials on both sides stopped staying quiet about it",
  "key_points": [
    "Decade-long failure to pass AI safety legislation",
    "Five insiders quit major AI firms, warn of dangers",
    "Anthropic employee Evan Hubinger raises extinction risk concerns"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}