
US Senators Push Bill to Shield AI From Foreign Adversaries
Senators Tim Scott and Bill Hagerty have introduced legislation to give Washington new powers to protect American AI technology from foreign rivals.

Brian Otieno
East Africa Editor · Nairobi
Two US senators who previously steered landmark crypto legislation through Congress have turned their attention to artificial intelligence, introducing a bill aimed at keeping the technology out of the hands of foreign adversaries. The move signals a tightening of American policy that could ripple across the Africa–Europe technology corridor, where companies increasingly rely on US-developed AI tools and the cross-border data flows that support them.
What the Bill Proposes
According to CoinDesk, Senators Tim Scott and Bill Hagerty have put forward legislation that would hand the US government additional powers to defend American AI from foreign adversaries. The two lawmakers were central to the passage of the GENIUS Act, the stablecoin-focused measure that became law, giving them a track record of moving complex technology policy through a divided Congress.
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