Sara Jacobs

Jacobs argues Congress should pursue both AI innovation and safety guardrails, addressing societal, model, deployer, and impact-level risks rather than prioritizing speed over safety.

“Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) penned an op-ed for Newsweek, arguing that her colleagues have largely misdiagnosed the AI race with China. She lays out how Congress needs to address AI on the societal, mode…”

Urges the administration to pursue AI diplomacy and safety dialogue with China, including shared standards, crisis communication channels, and limits on proliferation of advanced AI.

“Representatives Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Ami Bera, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on …”

Jacobs called on Speaker Johnson to cancel recess and pass AI safety guardrails, rejecting the argument that regulation would cost the US the AI race with China.

“Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) joined Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Ted Lieu (CA-36), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) at a press conference, calling on Speaker Johnson to cancel the upcoming congressional recess and kee…”

Jacobs introduces bipartisan legislation creating a DoD-wide AI incident and vulnerability reporting program to make military AI safer and more accountable.

“Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27), and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to create an AI incident and vulnerability reporting program within the Dep…”

Introduces a bill to tax large AI companies and fund a Work Protection Administration to offset AI-driven job losses.

“Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), and Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) introduced a new bill to protect American workers from the threat of mass unemployment caused by AI. The AI Tax and Wo…”

Jacobs co-leads the ATOMIC Act to create common-sense guardrails identifying and mitigating AI-related nuclear risks.

“Reps. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the bi-partisan AI Threat Output and Monitoring Incident Containment Act (ATOMIC Act), legislation directing the Department of Energy to …”

Highlights securing guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence in Foreign Service hiring decisions at the State Department.

“As part of a House Foreign Affairs Committee markup, Rep. Sara Jacobs voted to pass the Foreign Service Modernization Act weeks ago and voted against H.R. 9087 today. Rep. Sara Jacobs said: “At a mom…”

Jacobs backs bipartisan legislation requiring meaningful human control over lethal autonomous and AI-enabled weapons systems.

“Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Congressman Tom Barrett (R-MI), and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced the Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act to ensure that no autonomous or artificial…”