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Kelly Outlines His Vision For AI Regulation

The Senator said he wants to prevent a repeat of Congress’s failures on social media oversight.

Eric Urbach

Mar 11, 2026 — 2 min read

Photo of Sen. Mark Kelly D-Ariz. speaking at the Brookings Institute on Wednesday by Eric Urbach

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2026 – As Artificial Intelligence burrows deeper into the everyday life of millions of Americans, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., wants to make sure Congress plays a role in how this technology will shape the future.

Speaking at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday, Kelly highlighted his “AI For America” white paper released last September, which he hopes will be the starting point for AI regulation in the Senate.

“The idea is to make this [technology] worker-centric, we have to focus on people,” Kelly said. “There are estimates that by 2030 or maybe a couple of years after that we could wind up with 12 million unemployed people and unemployment is already going up for young, younger folks.”