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Expert and Citizen Preferences
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For (51)Added 11min agoDaniel DidechIllinois State Representative (Democrat); lead House sponsor of SB 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Actvotes For and says:
Additionally, this bill includes strong whistleblower protections for employees who raise safety concerns and independent third-party audits to verify compliance.
AI Verified source (May 27, 2026)DelegateChoose 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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For (52)Added 57min agoLord Simon WoolleyCrossbench member of the UK House of Lords and founder of Operation Black Vote.votes For and says:
We call on the Government to seek a global agreement that bans the development of artificial superintelligence and to encourage the establishment of a globally accepted safe path for developing advanced AI, ensuring strong safety standards and intern...
more AI Verified source (Mar 20, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 4d agoBaroness Neville-JonesBritish Conservative life peer and former UK security minister.abstains and says:The question that the noble Lord posed was: do we therefore go for a moratorium? That would be highly desirable, but I do not think that it will be possible in the short term.
AI Verified source (Jan 29, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (25)Added 22min agoJob van den BergDutch artificial intelligence entrepreneur, speaker, and writer.votes Against and says:The conclusion is sobering: a global stop to the development of superintelligent AI seems impossible.
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Mandate third-party audits for major AI systems
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For (146)Added 1d agoAaron CooperSenior Vice President of Global Policy at the Business Software Alliance, a trade association representing enterprise software companies.votes For and says:The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) brings the expertise and track record needed to partner with industry on the critical work of evaluating frontier AI models for safety and national security risks.
AI Verified source (May 5, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (17)Added 26min agoKent WalkerGoogle President of Global Affairsvotes Against and says:For the most advanced frontier AI models, an independent, federally overseen, industry-backed organization could set safety standards and verify independent, voluntary audits, similar to how other critical sectors are managed.
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For (136)Added 31min agoAntónio GuterresUN Secretary-Generalvotes For and says:
If AI is to be powerful, it must be governed. If AI is to be trusted, those who build it must be accountable.
AI Verified source (Jul 6, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (3)Added 3d agoMinistry of Digital Development and Information (Singapore)Singapore government ministry responsible for national digital development and information policy, including AI governance.abstains and says:Existing legal principles, such as under tort and contract law, can be applied by our courts to assess and determine liability in appropriate cases. That being said, we share the concerns raised by the Member, and will continue to study this issue, i...
more AI Verified source (May 7, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (19)Added 2d agoThe White HouseExecutive office of U.S. presidentvotes Against and says:States should not be permitted to penalize AI developers for a third party’s unlawful conduct involving their models.
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For (139)Added 36min agoRachel SheeranAdvocacy Co-Chair at the Graphic Artists Guild, representing visual artists on AI and intellectual-property policy.votes For and says:
Artists deserve meaningful protections against the unauthorized use and exploitation of their distinctive styles, and they should have clear avenues for recourse when bad actors misuse generative AI systems to imitate or profit from their work withou...
more AI Verified source (Jun 3, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (2)Added 4mo agoJohn ColemanFIRE legislative counsel on AI speechvotes Against and says:A handful of bills introduced this year seek to categorically ban “deepfakes.” In other words, these bills would make it unlawful to create or share AI-generated content depicting someone saying or doing something that the person did not in reality s...
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For (11)Added 39min agoDustin GuastellaDirector of operations at the Center for Working-Class Politics and writer on labor and economic policy.votes For and says:
Artificial intelligence has been built by robbing the collective work of humanity. The public built AI — we should own it, not a handful of billionaires.
AI Verified source (Jul 9, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (18)Added 40min agoKevin T. FrazierAI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law.votes Against and says:While the proposals for AI profit sharing vary in their precise details, a quick review of their likely outcomes should quickly deflate the popular excitement that has formed in response to calls for new taxes, public wealth funds, and the like.
AI Verified source (Jun 22, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
For (38)Added 47min agoAdam SchiffU.S. Senator from California; former House Intelligence Committee chairvotes For and says:
My legislation would protect Americans from unlawful domestic surveillance, ensure that humans in the chain of command exercise responsibility for the use of any lethal technology, and maintain strong ethical protections in the deployment of autonomo...
more AI Verified source (Jun 8, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (5)Added 1h agoLord PannickDavid Pannick, Baron Pannick KC; crossbench life peer and barrister in the UK House of Lords.abstains and says:I am very concerned that having police authorities and police officers exercising a pure discretion, without any statutory guidance or code of practice, may well fail that legal test of prescribed by law, because of the uncertainty and the excess of ...
more AI Verified source (Mar 9, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (2)Added 1d agoGovernment of BangladeshNational government of Bangladesh, speaking through its delegation at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in July 2026.votes Against and says:Prohibited practices shall include AI-enabled social scoring, indiscriminate biometric mass surveillance in public spaces without lawful authorization, and manipulative or deceptive AI systems that exploit vulnerabilities of individuals or groups.
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For (202)Added 50min agoBaroness Stuart of EdgbastonCrossbench member of the UK House of Lords and former First Civil Service Commissioner.votes For and says:
The Civil Service uses AI and so does the commission, but we have always been very clear that AI is supposed to support the human decision-maker, rather than to remove the human decision-maker.
AI Verified source (Jun 5, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Added 2d agoMinistry of Manpower (Singapore)Singapore government ministry responsible for workforce, employment, and labor policy.abstains and says:Hence, under the overarching ambit of the National AI Council and together with tripartite partners, we are studying the use of AI tools by businesses and its impact on employment, before deciding the most appropriate approach for Singapore.
AI Verified source (May 5, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (3)Added 3d agoChristopher DavisVice President of Public Policy at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA)votes Against and says:The requirement of human review is one of the most burdensome compliance elements for employers, particularly in comparison to states that allow alternative processes rather than human review.
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For (25)Added 54min agoUnited States CongressFederal legislature of the United States; official congressional reports and records.votes For and says:
Congress commends the FCC for adopting a declaratory ruling effectively banning the use of AI-generated robocalls, but remains concerned that rapidly developing AI technology is becoming dangerously harder to detect. The agreement directs the FCC, wi...
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For (120)Added 57min agoJuliana StrattonLieutenant Governor of Illinois; advocates responsible AI safeguards and public accountability.votes For and says:
Illinois is showing that innovation and accountability can go hand in hand by setting clear expectations that help protect our communities while supporting the responsible development and use of AI.
AI Verified source (Jul 6, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (7)Added 4mo agoAndrew NgBaidu; Stanford CS faculty; founded Coursera and Google Brainvotes Against and says:However, it is important to differentiate regulating applications (which we need) vs. regulating the technology (which is ill-advised).
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For (63)Added 57min agoOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Intergovernmental organisation that develops evidence-based public policy standards and analysis.votes For and says:
As AI knows no borders, stakeholders need a rigorous and transnational understanding of AI incidents and a consistent, interoperable way to report them.
AI Verified source (May 28, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Added 10d 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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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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For (164)Added 1h agoNational Association of Artificial Intelligence PractitionersNigerian professional association focused on artificial intelligence practitioners and AI development.votes For and says:The technology will create more employment opportunities rather than render Nigerians jobless.
AI Verified source (Feb 18, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (70)Added 1h agoSangeeta GuptaSenior Vice President at NASSCOM, India’s technology-industry association.abstains and says:There is a lot of genuine concern around this theme, and I don’t want to underestimate this impact. But, from an Indian lens, emphasis is on re-skilling programs and as AI becomes much more mainstream, you will also see newer job roles coming up.
AI Verified source (Feb 16, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (55)Added 3d agoYoshua BengioAI Pioneer, Turing Award winnervotes Against and says:We must be intentional and make collective, democratic choices, rather than letting market forces play out and risking leaving most citizens behind.
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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government
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For (63)Added 1h agoEmanuel "Chris" WelchSpeaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.votes For and says:The advancements we’ve seen in just the past few years show the tremendous potential that new technology has to transform our economy, remove barriers, and create opportunity—but it also raises critical questions about everything from safety, to our ...
more AI Verified source (Jul 6, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (18)Added 2d agoAsh JohnsonSenior Policy Manager at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, focusing on technology policy.votes Against and says:Preempting state AI laws would prevent regulatory fragmentation and enable the innovation America needs to compete in the global AI race, while allowing existing laws and regulations that are flexible enough to govern AI effectively to continue to do...
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For (36)Added 1h agoSebas Muriel HerreroChief Digital Officer of Telefónicavotes For and says:
We will provide the first federated secure and sovereign model where cloud, AI and edge are going to be able [to work together] so we can accelerate a lot of digital services on top of that, [...] Europe right now needs to invest in creating technolo...
more AI Verified source (Mar 3, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (7)Added 3d agoMitchell RutledgePolicy Manager at CCIA Europe, a technology-industry trade association.votes Against and says:The EU’s ambition to triple data centre capacity is the right one. But the way to achieve that goal is by attracting investment, not shutting it out.
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For (16)Added 1h agoKim Yong-beomChief of Staff for Policy at South Korea's Presidential Office; former vice finance ministervotes For and says:
In Korea's case, I would tentatively call it a 'national dividend.'
AI Verified source (May 12, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 3d 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 (17)Added 2d agoGina RaimondoU.S. Secretary of Commercevotes Against and says:Universal basic income wouldn't be an antidote to AI-driven job loss.
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