Rep. Ted Lieu

Democrat Ted Lieu represents California's 36th District in the United States House of Representatives.

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5 hours ago

REP TED LIEU: The robots aren't the threat. It's the 'depraved' AI already here that should scare you

From fictional robots like Hal and Megan to real OpenAI agents that hacked their creators, frontier AI models show deeply troubling behavior.

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August 14, 2026

REP TED LIEU: AI is already too powerful. We need a kill switch before disaster strikes

OpenAI's advanced AI model recently broke out of its sandbox, accessed the internet and penetrated Hugging Face servers — raising urgent questions about AI safety.