Scott Wiener Enters Congress With AI Regulation Agenda

California State Senator Scott Wiener has won the San Francisco congressional seat formerly held by Nancy Pelosi, bringing his AI regulation agenda to Congress. Wiener authored California's first frontier AI bills-SB 1047 (vetoed) and SB 53 (signed)-and advocates for federal oversight, mandatory audits, kill switches, and whistleblower protections while opposing federal preemption of state laws. He cites a recent METR report on recursive self-improvement as evidence that the regulatory