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Chris Murphy

U.S. senator from Connecticut

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And let’s not sugarcoat this - the risks to America posed by an AI dominance with no protections or limits are downright dystopian. The job loss alone - in part because it will happen so fast and without opportunity for the public sector to mitigate - could collapse our society. But because the technology has advanced so rapidly, we have not even had time to fully consider all the other ways AI could destroy us. And the list is frighteningly long.

Chris Murphy

U.S. senator from Connecticut

In a June 2025 essay on the AI race with China, Murphy wrote that the risks to America of AI dominance with no protections or limits are downright dystopian, and that AI-driven job loss alone — arriving too fast for the public sector to mitigate — could collapse American society.

United States Senator for ConnecticutPublished June 16, 2025 · date of remarks not establishedIn our scramble to win the AI race against China, we risk losing ourselves

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This is simply not true. They are in a race to deploy and commercialize and profit, and they are paying mere lip service to the ways that AGI could destroy the already fraying fabric of our nation. And let’s not sugarcoat this - the risks to America posed by an AI dominance with no protections or limits are downright dystopian. The job loss alone - in part because it will happen so fast and without opportunity for the public sector to mitigate - could collapse our society. But because the technology has advanced so rapidly, we have not even had time to fully consider all the other ways AI could destroy us. And the list is frighteningly long. Fake video and audio, without accountability or legal liability, could obliterate any notion of objective truth.

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The phrase 'AI could destroy us' is framed by risks to America and societal collapse; it should not be recoded as a human-extinction claim.
The dystopian claim is conditional on 'an AI dominance with no protections or limits', not on AI as such.

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Our bill forces these greedy AI companies to take responsibility and implement common sense protections to keep kids from accessing these dangerous chatbots and holds those companies criminally accountable when their product pushes minors to self-harm.

Chris Murphy

U.S. senator from Connecticut

In an October 2025 statement introducing the bipartisan GUARD Act, Murphy said the bill would force AI companies to implement protections keeping kids from accessing dangerous chatbots and would hold those companies criminally accountable when their product pushes minors to self-harm.

United States Senator for ConnecticutPublished October 28, 2025 · date of remarks not establishedMurphy, Blumenthal, Hawley, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Bill Protecting Children From AI Chatbots

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Big Tech companies are fighting regulation because they want to maximize their profits by addicting our kids to their technology, no matter the cost. Our bill forces these greedy AI companies to take responsibility and implement common sense protections to keep kids from accessing these dangerous chatbots and holds those companies criminally accountable when their product pushes minors to self-harm.” “In their race to the bottom, AI companies are pushing treacherous chatbots at kids and looking away when their products cause sexual abuse, or coerce them into self-harm or suicide.

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It will likely turn out to be one of the most socially and economically disruptive technologies ever. It's probably going to be bigger than the printing press or advanced medicine or the internet. And there's also no doubt that it has enormous practical upsides. Medical advances will come more quickly. Production will be cheaper. Administration will become more efficient. Complex societal problems will be solved more easily.

Chris Murphy

U.S. senator from Connecticut

In a June 2025 speech in Paris on the dangers of unregulated AI, Murphy said AI will likely be one of the most socially and economically disruptive technologies ever — bigger than the printing press, advanced medicine, or the internet — and that it also has enormous practical upsides.

United States Senator for ConnecticutJune 19, 2025The Future of US-Europe Relations, Paris Institute of Political Studies

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Murphy acknowledged the potential benefits of this transformational technology: “It will likely turn out to be one of the most socially and economically disruptive technologies ever. It's probably going to be bigger than the printing press or advanced medicine or the internet. And there's also no doubt that it has enormous practical upsides. Medical advances will come more quickly. Production will be cheaper. Administration will become more efficient. Complex societal problems will be solved more easily.” But Murphy warned the Trump administration is downplaying the potential risks of unregulated AI technology, evidenced by a speech given earlier this year by Vice President J.D. Vance: “The current U.S.

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