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For (19)Added 1h agoMin Geon KimIndependent researcher and author of a 2026 paper proposing citizen-adjudicated algorithmic governance.votes For and says:
It proposes institutionally-distributed algorithmic governance (IDAG): an architecture in which separate, deliberately heterogeneous algorithmic systems—each with its own data, objective, and operator—are distributed across independent institutions a...
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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For (209)Added 3h agoMichael S. BarrFederal Reserve Board governorvotes For and says:Over the long term, the labor market would adjust in ways that create new jobs and augment the productivity of existing jobs, boosting real wages.
AI Verified source (Feb 17, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (105)Added 17h agoTrades Union Congress (TUC)Federation of trade unions in England and Wales representing working people.abstains and says:Labour market economists have long demonstrated that the amount of work in the economy is not fixed, and that labour market adjustments can create more jobs. Yet this ‘lump of labour fallacy’ is still applied to debates about technological innovation...
more AI Verified source (Jul 22, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (85)Added 8h agoJon SchleussPresident of The NewsGuild-CWA, a U.S. media workers’ union.votes Against and says:The only meaningful guardrails around workplace AI are happening at the bargaining table, where workers are showing up and demanding protections.
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Nations should negotiate a binding international treaty on AI safety, similar to nuclear non-proliferation
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For (109)Added 4h agoPeter SlatteryResearch scientist at MIT FutureTech and the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, studying AI risks and governance.votes For and says:This is why laws, treaties and other collective-action mechanisms may become necessary.
AI Verified source (Jun 5, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (13)Added 10d agoGovernment of AustraliaGovernment of Australia speaking through its delegate at the UN Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance in July 2026.votes Against and says:A one-size-fits-all approach to AI governance will not be effective. We all face different risks, priorities, levels of digital development, and regulatory environments. Effective governance requires shared principles that can be implemented flexibly...
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For (45)Added 6h agoGovernment of FranceNational government of France, represented at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance.votes For and says:
UN organizations must play a frontline role in drawing up safety and security standards that are common to us, then disseminating them among states. We must also collectively tackle the issue of independent evaluation of AI models before their rollou...
more AI Verified source (Jul 7, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (10)Added 18d agoDemis HassabisNobel laureate, AI Researcher and CEO of DeepMindvotes Against and says:The time has come for a more systematic approach to AI regulation — funded by the industry, staffed by world-class technical experts, and answerable to the U.S. government.
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For (156)Added 8h agoCyber Security Agency of SingaporeSingapore government agency responsible for cybersecurity.votes For and says:
AI safety testing — automating the safety testing of AI software like chatbots to ensure they meet the government’s requirements prior to deployment.
AI Verified source (May 20, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (13)Added 7d agoBaroness Lloyd of EffraLiz Lloyd; UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government (DSIT)votes Against and says:Our view is that AI is a general-purpose technology with a wide range of applications, and also that regulators understand well the sectors they are regulating. They understand the risks that are present and understand, as many noble Lords have raise...
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Mandate third-party audits for major AI systems
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For (158)Added 8h agoUSIAISIndependent AI safety research, advisory, and certification organization.votes For and says:USIAIS publishes research, advises organizations, and certifies AI systems against published safety standards.
AI Verified source (May 30, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (18)Added 9d agoNetChoiceOnline business trade associationvotes Against and says:This bill contains a critically flawed mandatory third-party audit requirement that creates an impossible compliance obligation on an unrealistic timeline.
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For (83)Added 8h agoFrontier Model ForumFrontier AI industry forumvotes For and says:
Managing and understanding these risks effectively requires appropriate information flows across the ecosystem, ensuring timely notification of actionable information to the right sets of actors.
AI Verified source (May 12, 2026) 1 of 3DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Added 25d agoChris MeseroleExecutive Director of the Frontier Model Forum; AI policy expert and congressional witness on frontier AI security.votes Against and says:Rather than creating entirely new channels, policymakers should focus on ensuring that existing channels can effectively incorporate information related to frontier models and agents. Building on trusted relationships will be faster and more effectiv...
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For (52)Added 11h agoPacing the FrontierA July 2026 open statement by more than 1,100 current and former frontier-AI employees calling for international technical and governance capacity to deliberately pace automated AI development.votes For and says:
We request that the U.S. government support an international effort to develop the technical and governance tools needed to deliberately pace the frontier of automated AI development.”
AI Verified source (Jul 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (9)Added 18d agoAndrew CharltonAustralian Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economyvotes Against and says:Because the point of AI safety is not to slow the future down. It is to make sure the future remains human, aligned with our values, and advancing our interests.
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For (28)Added 8d agoFrank TeruelChief Operating Officer at Arkose Labs, commenting on AI-enabled cyber threats.votes For and says:
Frontier labs can put classifiers in front of these capabilities, but open-weight models a few months behind cannot, and the copies already downloaded never will.
AI Verified source (Jul 28, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Added 16d agoJaya BalooChief Operating Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Aisle.abstains and says:It is unquestionably both. We can use the frontier models but also open weight models to prove a solution which gives defenders powerful capabilities and on their terms.
Unverifiable source (Jun 22, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (31)Added 12h agoLucas AtkinsChief Technology Officer at Arcee AI, an open-model AI laboratory.votes Against and says:China’s open models are no more dangerous than any other open source software a company may use.
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Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy
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For (37)Added 13h agoBetsey StevensonLabor economist and professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan; former member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.votes For and says:We could lower taxation on human workers and raise taxation on capital investments like AI. A shift away from taxing people to taxing capital will recognize the important role that humans play in generating the data on which artificial intelligence r...
more AI Verified source (Jan 30, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (7)Added 13h agoAdam MichelDirector of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute and writer on tax policy and economic growth.votes Against and says:The proposals differ in detail, but they cite the same story: Labor’s share of national income has declined, and AI is accelerating workers’ losses by shifting more economic activity to capital. The tax code makes all of this worse by undertaxing cap...
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For (109)Added 13h agoBank for International SettlementsInternational financial institution supporting central-bank cooperation and economic analysis.votes For and says:
Competition policy also has a role to play in ensuring that the gains from the technology are diffused and shared widely rather than becoming unduly concentrated among a small number of firms.
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For (20)Added 13h agoPeter LewisExecutive director of Essential, an Australian strategic communications and research company; technology-policy commentator.votes For and says:
An AI sovereign wealth fund would require a significant and continuous share in the profits of those companies that train their models here. That should include the value derived wherever the models trained here are used.
AI Verified source (May 22, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 18d agoJung Chung-raeLeader of the Democratic Party of Korea and member of the National Assembly.abstains and says:Rather than doing something immediately, it would be better first to have academic research and examination, and then apply the scholarly findings to reality. It is an issue that, in the later legislative process, must win public consensus and fully ...
more AI Verified source (May 13, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (16)Added 14d agoTan See LengSingapore Minister for Manpower; delivered a 2026 parliamentary speech on AI and jobs.votes Against and says:The better use of any surplus generated by AI adoption is to fund accessible and effective upskilling that amplifies Singaporeans’ value.
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AI value alignment must be subject to public deliberation, not decided by developers alone
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For (176)Added 16h agoSunny GandhiEncode AI political affairs VPvotes For and says:SB 315 is the strongest AI safety law in the country. It builds on the frameworks California and New York have already passed and goes one step further by requiring independent audits, so the public doesn't have to take AI companies at their word. Il...
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For (60)Added 16h agoState of IllinoisU.S. state government; publisher of official announcements on Illinois artificial intelligence law and policy.votes For and says:
The Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act establishes a framework requiring developers of the largest advanced AI systems to publicly disclose safety practices, report significant safety incidents, and maintain robust compliance processes. The ...
more AI Verified source (Jul 6, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Added 1mo agoChristopher DavisVice President of Public Policy at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA)votes Against and says:Connecticut already has strong whistleblower laws that protect employees from retaliation. [...] creating a separate, AI-specific whistleblower regime could lead to confusion, duplication, and unintended consequences for employers operating in highly...
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AI will create a permanent underclass
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For (42)Added 10d agoGovernment of KoreaNational government of the Republic of Korea, speaking through its Permanent Representative at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in July 2026.votes For and says:Young people are increasingly worried about the implication of AI on their job opportunities. These instances emphasize the urgency of broader discussion on how to build a social consensus around those challenges at a speed commensurate with the spee...
more AI Verified source (Jul 6, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (21)Added 17d agoMichael S. BarrFederal Reserve Board governorabstains and says:AI may instead exacerbate inequality, eliminating some lower- and middle-income jobs while boosting the income and wealth of higher-income individuals. Since we don't know which of these futures will come about, it is useful to use potential scenario...
more AI Verified source (Jul 14, 2026) 1 of 3DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (124)Added 19h agoPaul NowakGeneral Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).votes Against and says:Great technological transitions only result in meaningful social progress when they are shaped actively and decisively. The Industrial Revolution – often casually invoked to describe the possibilities of AI – saw fifty years of wage stagnation while ...
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