Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Calls for Pause on AI Development

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is the first Democrat in a battleground Senate race to publicly call for a pause on artificial intelligence development.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · October 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM EDT · How we use AI

Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Calls for Pause on AI Development

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan has called for a pause on artificial intelligence development as he releases his platform on the technology.

El-Sayed is the first Democrat running in a battleground Senate race to publicly take that position, according to The New York Times. He characterized AI as an existential crisis.

Originally reported by The New York Times. Read the full story at The New York Times

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