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Kirsten Gillibrand

u.s. senator from New York on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees

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Right now, the Pentagon is moving toward deploying incredibly powerful AI technology without commonsense guardrails in place, which could have catastrophic consequences that make all of us less safe.

Kirsten Gillibrand

u.s. senator from New York on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees

In a June 2026 press release announcing her Secure and Accountable Military AI Act, Kirsten Gillibrand said the Pentagon is moving toward deploying incredibly powerful AI technology without commonsense guardrails, which could have catastrophic consequences that make all of us less safe.

U.S. Senator for New York; member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Intelligence CommitteeJune 2, 2026Official Senate office press release

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“The most critical decisions affecting our national security and the lives of our service members must always be made by human beings, not unaccountable machines,” said Senator Gillibrand. “Right now, the Pentagon is moving toward deploying incredibly powerful AI technology without commonsense guardrails in place, which could have catastrophic consequences that make all of us less safe. We must act now – not to stifle technological progress, but to establish clear rules of the road that keep humans in charge and keep AI’s use in warfare smart and safe.”

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The statement does not quantify probability or define the scale of 'catastrophic consequences.'

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We must act now – not to stifle technological progress, but to establish clear rules of the road that keep humans in charge and keep AI’s use in warfare smart and safe.

Kirsten Gillibrand

u.s. senator from New York on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees

In a June 2026 press release announcing her Secure and Accountable Military AI Act, Kirsten Gillibrand said Congress must act now - not to stifle technological progress, but to establish clear rules of the road that keep humans in charge of AI's use in warfare.

U.S. Senator for New York; member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Intelligence CommitteeJune 2, 2026Official Senate office press release accompanying introduced legislation

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“Right now, the Pentagon is moving toward deploying incredibly powerful AI technology without commonsense guardrails in place, which could have catastrophic consequences that make all of us less safe. We must act now – not to stifle technological progress, but to establish clear rules of the road that keep humans in charge and keep AI’s use in warfare smart and safe.” The Secure and Accountable Military AI Act would: - Limit AI Use For: - Nuclear Weapons: Establishes an absolute prohibition on using AI to select targets or execute the launch of nuclear weapons.

What this quote does not say

The sentence endorses rules and human control but does not enumerate the bill's nuclear-targeting, domestic-surveillance and autonomous-weapons prohibitions; those appear in the office's summary immediately below the quotation.
The source is a written office release rather than a recorded speech.

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