Hearing expands Hawley subcommittee investigation into OpenAI and hacking risks WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley chaired a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Disaster Management hearing that focused on the growing number of rogue AI cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. Senator Hawley called for AI companies and developers to be held liable for these attacks. The hearing is an expansion of Senator Hawley's investigation into OpenAI, the unprecedented hack of...
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Senators Hawley, Murphy Announce Bipartisan AI Agent Accountability Act
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced bipartisan legislation to ensure AI agent operators and developers are held liable for hacking incidents. Artificial intelligence agents are hacking into public websites, networks, and servers. This poses potentially dire consequences to anything connected online—including hospitals, utilities, banks, and other critical infrastructure. “These AI agents are committing cyberattacks. If Big...
Hawley to Introduce Stop Flock Abuse Act, Establishing Safeguards for AI-Powered Cameras
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce the Stop Flock Abuse Act to establish basic safeguards for AI-powered cameras to ensure these nationwide surveillance networks protect Americans’ constitutional rights. This bill comes after Senator Hawley launched an investigation into AI-powered surveillance cameras and chaired a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing on Flock...
Hawley Op Ed: AI companies shouldn’t get a free pass to break things
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in the Washington Post in response to OpenAI’s recklessness in causing the Hugging Face hack. The op-ed probes the danger AI cyberattacks pose to Americans and how Big Tech companies should be held accountable for them. Read the full op-ed here or below. AI companies shouldn’t get a free pass to break things.Former artificial intelligence researcher Jacob...
ICYMI: Hawley Chairs Subcommittee Hearing Exposing Flock Cameras, Calls for Accountability
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing on Flock cameras and the threat they pose to national security and the privacy of everyday Americans. This hearing follows Senator Hawley's investigation into major automated license plate reader (ALPR) companies and the nationwide AI surveillance network they have created. Hawley invited the CEOs of Flock, Axon, Motorola, and Verkada to testify in the hearing and...
Chairman Hawley Invites CEOs of Flock, Competitors to Testify Next Week
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) invited the CEOs of four surveillance companies, including Flock Safety, to testify before Senator Hawley's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on September 23, 2026, in a hearing entitled "Always Watching: Flock's Nationwide AI Surveillance Network." This comes after Senator Hawley launched and expanded his investigation into AI-powered surveillance cameras amidst rising concerns...
Hawley Introduces Legislation to Strip Opportunity Zone Tax Breaks for Data Centers
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the No Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act to prevent Big Tech companies from taking advantage of tax incentives previously authorized by Congress to encourage investment in low-income communities. The Opportunity Zone program, originally enacted by Congress in 2017, provides eligible taxpayers substantial tax breaks for qualifying investments in low-income communities. Unfortunately, some companies have hijacked the program to...
Chairman Hawley Launches Investigation into OpenAI for Hacking, Existential Risk of AI Products
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), as Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Disaster Management, launched an investigation into OpenAI for their AI agents’ hack of Hugging Face in July 2026. The investigation will also probe the existential risk of new AI products. In a letter to CEO Sam Altman, Senator Hawley wrote, "As Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Disaster Management, I am...
Hawley Expands Investigation into Surveillance Cameras, Warns Flock Competitors
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) expanded his investigation into artificial intelligence surveillance cameras. He sent letters to the chief executive officers of Motorola Solutions, Verkada, and Axon Enterprise, informing them of his investigation into the companies' collection and use of citizens' personal data. Senator Hawley previously sent a letter to Flock regarding its use of AI surveillance cameras. Senator Hawley wrote, "As Chairman of the Senate...
Hawley Op-Ed: Why I Am Investigating Flock
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in The Daily Wire following the announcement of his investigation into companies like Flock, with its network of 120,000 AI-powered cameras across the United States. Senator Hawley raises concerns about how Flock's collection of citizens' data and personal information poses privacy threats and potentially violates existing laws. Read the full op-ed here or below. Every month,...
