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Josh Gottheimer

Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey who sits on committees shaping technology and AI policy legislation.

Known aliases

  • Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
  • Rep. Josh Gottheimer

Current stories

leadershipOne report1 publisher

US kill switch bills would make frontier model shutdowns a continuity problem for customers

Members of Congress have introduced at least three bills since late July to keep AI systems under human shutdown control. The duty sits with model developers, while a switch-off would disrupt the companies whose workflows run on those models.

Publishers:itpro.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption21
Hype gap+15
Incentives60
Confidence40
securityOne report1 publisher

House bill would authorize $100 million for CISA to buy frontier AI access for critical infrastructure operators

Josh Gottheimer's AI Cyber Defense Act, co-sponsored by two Republicans and two Democrats, would have CISA procure frontier models for small water systems and utilities through 2031. Appropriators still have to fund it.

Publishers:cyberscoop.com

Reality

Evidence60
Adoption8
Hype gap+12
Incentives68
Confidence55
productOne report1 publisher

White House shelves the self-regulating AI body Treasury and OSTP had drafted

Wired reports the FINRA-style oversight framework has sat in limbo since executives called Trump in August. Product teams are left with an embedded-auditor bill and no House voting days before the midterms.

Publishers:wired.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives72
Confidence45
securityOne report1 publisher

Bessent tells the House to keep frontier labs liable for what their models generate

At Tuesday's House Financial Services hearing the Treasury Secretary called a liability waiver a "blank check" and said the labs want one while also asking the industry to slow down. He urged both houses to refuse.

Publishers:cyberscoop.com

Reality

Evidence64
Adoption34
Hype gap+26
Incentives66
Confidence57
leadershipOne report1 publisher

Export controls follow the chip into somebody else's data center

The Trump administration is reportedly working out how to bar Chinese renters from GPU capacity in Vietnam and Singapore, which moves the compliance surface from owning hardware to access that US law has never governed well.

Publishers:forbes.com

Reality

Evidence38
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+22
Incentives62
Confidence42