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Kevin Kiley

U.S. representative from California; sits on the House Judiciary and Education committees

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It’s hard to imagine another education technology that holds so much potential to make teachers’ jobs easier. But this potential also comes with challenges. While a vast majority of teachers say AI tools can help in the classroom, an even larger swath of teachers—a staggering 85 percent—express concern about student use of AI. Of course, student misuse of AI will have direct consequences for teachers.

Kevin Kiley

U.S. representative from California; sits on the House Judiciary and Education committees

In his opening statement at a February 2026 House education subcommittee hearing on teaching in the AI age, Kiley said it is hard to imagine another education technology with so much potential to make teachers' jobs easier, but that 85 percent of teachers express concern about student use of AI and that student misuse will have direct consequences for teachers.

U.S. RepresentativeFebruary 24, 2026Building an AI-Ready America: Teaching in the AI Age

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For instance, 74 percent report that AI helps them produce higher quality administrative work. Virtually none say that AI worsens their administrative work. It’s hard to imagine another education technology that holds so much potential to make teachers’ jobs easier. But this potential also comes with challenges. While a vast majority of teachers say AI tools can help in the classroom, an even larger swath of teachers—a staggering 85 percent—express concern about student use of AI. Of course, student misuse of AI will have direct consequences for teachers. According to a recent survey by Impact Research, nearly 40 percent of middle and high school students admit they have used AI without teachers’ permission to complete assignments.

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This is a qualification by domain and emphasis, not a contradiction or walk-back of the September 2025 statement.
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I think there could also be a lot more investment in actually safety, and alignment related research. The labs do this themselves, but they are not necessarily incentivized to do it, and so there could be more of a Federal role for promoting basic cutting-edge safety related and alignment related research.

Kevin Kiley

U.S. representative from California; sits on the House Judiciary and Education committees

At a September 2025 House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on AI, Kiley said there could be a lot more investment in safety and alignment research and more of a federal role in promoting it, because the labs are not necessarily incentivized to do it themselves.

U.S. Representative from CaliforniaSeptember 18, 2025House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, AI at a Crossroads: A Nationwide Strategy or Californication?

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… both between the government, and among the labs themselves, but that most of us as policymakers, unless you are out looking for it, are not kept up to speed on exactly where the leading edge is. I think that is all very important. I think there could also be a lot more investment in actually safety, and alignment related research. The labs do this themselves, but they are not necessarily incentivized to do it, and so there could be more of a Federal role for promoting basic cutting-edge safety related and alignment related research. Then, finally, and maybe most importantly, I think that part of this conversation that we have been focusing a lot on when it comes to discussions of AI, there have been more of them happening here lately, but they have been

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The statement supports promotion and investment in research, but does not specify funding levels, an agency, or binding regulation; the wording is hedged ('there could also be', 'there could be more of a Federal role').
In the same turn Kiley argues against state-level AI regulation and for a national framework, saying the California legislature is not the right body to regulate 'the most powerful technology in human history'. The federal safety-research role is one item in his list of appropriate federal functions, not a call for broader regulation.

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