Senate weighs AI duty of care before midterms

U.S. Senate negotiators are weighing a bipartisan AI bill that could impose a legal “duty of care” on developers of the most advanced models, with only three Senate weeks left before the November 3 midterm elections. A Reuters account carried by Channel NewsAsia says the draft could let the federal government block unsafe releases, allow court appeals, and preempt some state risk laws, though terms remain unsettled. Builders should file this as a possible compliance fork: Washington’s federal-preemption fight shows why model launch plans may need both federal and state-policy contingencies.