# Gov. Pritzker says AI is dangerous ‘on the level of nuclear weapons’

https://mins.news/en/item/66890

- ABC News, 2026-09-20 15:52 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Politics/gov-pritzker-ai-dangerous-level-nuclear-weapons/story?id=136597418

> Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said artificial intelligence is dangerous “on the level of nuclear weapons” and called for federal regulation of AI.

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