Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz is still optimistic that his twice-delayed markup on artificial intelligence legislation will happen before the midterms — and that the centerpiece bill will be a yet-to-be-finalized bipartisan measure to stave off catastrophic risks posed by the evolving technology.

“It’s still my hope to have an AI markup this session,” the Texas Republican told reporters Wednesday.

Cruz added that senators are “actively negotiating through provisions” in a proposal from Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota to establish guardrails for the most powerful models.

“My hope is that we…

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