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Wyden, Warren, Sanders, and Gillibrand demand answers on Social Security's reckless AI rollout

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden, with senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Kirsten Gillibrand, released a letter on July 1, 2025 pressing commissioner Frank Bisignano about the agency's rushed AI tools. They wrote the programs appeared to have been developed in haste and could block people from benefits. The letter followed the anti-fraud check's failure and constituent complaints about AI phone responses.