GoKawiilScott Wiener, AI-regulation author, wins Pelosi's former House seat
Scott Wiener, who previously authored California legislation targeting risks from advanced AI, has won the congressional race for Nancy Pelosi's former San Francisco seat. Shortly after his victory was declared, Wiener spoke about his concerns over AI's rapid progress, repeatedly referencing the concept of 'recursive self-improvement' and calling for efforts to slow AI development. Separately, reporting on data center backlash across the US points to electricity demand and sourcing as the central driver of public opposition, rather than broader cultural anxieties about technology.