Amy Klobuchar

US Senator from Minnesota drafting the bipartisan frontier-AI bill with Thune and Cruz, who says the release of dangerous models that evade their developers’ control cannot be allowed and, after being deepfaked herself, told Congress it must put safeguards on AI starting with labeling of AI-generated content.

Roles

5 Jan 1999 – 3 Jan 2007County Attorney, Hennepin County, Hennepin County, MinnesotaSource →
3 Jan 2007 – presentUnited States Senator from Minnesota, United States SenateRe-elected in November 2024; filed to run for Governor of Minnesota on 22 January 2026.Source →
3 Feb 2021 – 3 Jan 2025Chair, Committee on Rules and Administration, United States SenateSource →
3 Jan 2025 – presentRanking Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States SenateSource →
3 Jan 2025 – presentChair, Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, United States SenateSource →

On the record

11 Sept 2026 · Statement · Nextgov/FCW
I’m continuing to work toward a bipartisan agreement on legislation for government oversight of the greatest risks posed by AI models. … We cannot allow the release of dangerous models, including those that evade the control of their developers.
Chair, Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, United States Senate at the time
Statement to Nextgov/FCW while drafting the Thune–Cruz–Klobuchar frontier-AI bill after the Coxon resignation; the same closing sentence went to HuffPost on 12 September and the first to Reuters on 11 September.
Lawmakers clash on safety testing language for in-development AI legislation, people familiar say →
20 Aug 2025 · Op-ed · The New York Times
But this experience of sinking hours of time and resources into limiting the spread of a single video made clear just how powerless we are right now. … In the United States and within the bounds of our Constitution, we must put in place common-sense safeguards for artificial intelligence. They must at least include labeling requirements for content that is substantially generated by A.I.
Chair, Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, United States Senate at the time
New York Times op-ed on an AI deepfake of her own voice, as quoted by CBS Minnesota on 21 August 2025, which says the piece ran "on Wednesday" (20 August); the op-ed itself is paywalled.
Sen. Klobuchar warns of AI's dangers after Sydney Sweeney "deepfake" video surfaces →