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Expert and Citizen Preferences on AI Governance
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For (17)Hany FaridUC Berkeley professor of electrical engineering and computer science; leading expert on digital forensics and deepfake detectionvotes For and says:The face and voice are very good. There is a slight misalignment between audio and video, but otherwise this is hyper-realistic and I don't think that most people would immediately know it is fake. [...] I don't think that faint, small font in the bo... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)Institute for Free SpeechFirst Amendment advocacy nonprofitvotes Against and says:While there are many problems with this proposal, a few stand above the others and are fatal to this effort. First, the Commission lacks statutory authority to require disclosure or disclaimers on political advertisements that utilize “artificial int... more Unverified source (2024)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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AGI will create abundance
26 opinions
For (17)Ben SouthwoodAI economist and commentatorvotes For and says:Because post-superintelligence abundance will be so great, agreements to share power and benefits should strongly be in the leader’s national self-interest: as we noted in the section on abundance, having only 80% of a very large pie is much more des... more Unverified source (2024)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (10)Carl Benedikt FreyAssociate Professor of AI & Work at the Oxford Internet Institute; Director of the Future of Work Program at the Oxford Martin School; author of The Technology Trap and How Progress Endsvotes Against and says:For the last-invention story to hold, people would have to become unnecessary even as partners or supervisors to AIs. [...] We would need a world where practical know-how is fully transferable through digital channels and where responsibility can be ... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
AI might become conscious
38 opinions
For (26)Dario AmodeiCEO at Anthropicvotes For and says:We don't know if the models are conscious. We are not even sure that we know what it would mean for a model to be conscious or whether a model can be conscious. [...] But we're open to the idea that it could be. Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Eric SchwitzgebelProfessor of Philosophy at UC Riverside; specialist in philosophy of mind and AI consciousnessabstains and says:We will soon create AI systems that are conscious according to some influential, mainstream theories of consciousness but are not conscious according to other influential, mainstream theories of consciousness. We will not be in a position to know whi... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (12)David GelernterComputer scientist; Yale professorvotes Against and says:We need the whole spectrum or we have no mind [...] Computers can imitate important aspects of thinking-about (narrowly understood), but being is beyond them. Unverified source (2015)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
Nations should negotiate a binding international treaty on AI safety, similar to nuclear non-proliferation
32 opinions
For (27)Stuart J. RussellAI Expert and Professorvotes For and says:For governments to allow private entities to essentially play Russian roulette with every human being on earth is, in my view, a total dereliction of duty. [...] Each of the CEOs of the main AI companies, I believe, wants to disarm, but they can't do... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (6)Yuval Noah HarariIsraeli historian and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalemvotes Against and says:With nuclear weapons, [...] they can't [...] in secret, but with developing new types of AI, it's much easier [...] So it's not enough to have an agreement. Unverified source (2018)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
For (34)Clare McGlynnProfessor of Law at Durham University; leading expert on image-based sexual abuse and deepfake legislationvotes For and says:The government last year legislated to make it a criminal offence to request someone to make an intimate image without consent – like asking Grok. But we are still waiting for that law to come into effect. [...] This form of abuse for women can be li... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)Brian McMillanCCIA VP for Federal Affairsvotes Against and says:Without provisions that allow for fair use and free expression online, this legislation would dramatically change the internet. Unverified source (2024)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18
46 opinions
For (39)Josh ShapiroGovernor of Pennsylvaniavotes For and says:Some kids are just too young to understand the difference between AI and a real person. [...] Remember, this is not a person... this is just something you download in the app store. It's not just our kids — these chatbots and the companies behind the... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (8)Morgan WilsmannPublic Knowledge policy advocatevotes Against and says:Although age restrictions on chatbots designed for erotic or intimate interactions likely meet the “obscene for children” standard from Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, we oppose wide-ranging age restrictions, as they could hinder both children and a... more Unverified source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
Build artificial general intelligence
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For (31)Jensen HuangNvidia cofounder and CEOvotes For and says:I think it's now. I think we've achieved AGI. [...] It is not out of the question that a Claude [model] was able to create a web service, some interesting little app that all of a sudden, you know, a few billion people used for 50 cents, and then it ... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (19)Mustafa SuleymanMicrosoft AI CEO; authorvotes Against and says:This is going to be the most productive decade in the history of our species. But in order to truly reap the benefits of AI, we need to learn how to contain it. Paradoxically, part of that will mean collectively saying no to certain forms of progress... more Unverified source (2023)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
For (37)Dario AmodeiCEO at Anthropicvotes For and says:It is somewhat awkward to say this as the CEO of an AI company, but I think the next tier of risk is actually AI companies themselves. [...] AI companies control massive data centers, train the most advanced models, and possess unmatched expertise in... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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For (36)Miles BrundageAI policy researcher; founder of AVERI (AI Verification Initiative); former OpenAI Head of Policy Researchvotes For and says:Right now consumers, businesses, and governments simply have to trust what the AI labs say about these tests. No one is forcing them to conduct these evaluations or report them according to any particular set of standards. Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)Neil ChilsonAI policy head, Abundance Institutevotes Against and says:Those compliance costs are merely the beginning. The bill, if passed, would feed California regulators truckloads of company information that they will use to design a compliance industrial complex. Unverified source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance
63 opinions
For (49)Greg CasarU.S. Representative from Texas; Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucusvotes For and says:This is a flashing red siren for anyone who cares about keeping America safe and free. The Trump administration wants to use A.I. to spy on Americans without a warrant and to give A.I. power to make life and death decisions without humans involved. T... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (15)Brian E. FinchHeritage Foundation visiting legal fellowvotes Against and says:Facial recognition systems have generated a significant amount of controversy over their potential to create an unblinking, discriminatory surveillance system across the United States. A closer examination reveals that the best-crafted facial recogni... more Unverified source (2020)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
AI will create more jobs than it destroys
55 opinions
For (31)Satya NadellaMicrosoft CEOvotes For and says:We invented this entire class of thing called knowledge work. I think in the context of AI, that same thing is going to happen. [...] People need to say, Oh, I picked up this AI skill, and now I'm a better provider of some product or service in the r... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Jed KolkoSenior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics; labor economistabstains and says:The evidence on how AI is affecting the labor market today is inconclusive, and claims about harmful impacts on particular groups of workers are premature. [...] All the important questions about AI's effects on the labor market are still unanswered.... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (23)Robert ReichFormer Secretary of Laborvotes Against and says:As AI takes over their current work, most workers will probably get poorer or have to take additional jobs to maintain their current pay. [...] AI will make most of us poorer and a few fabulously wealthy — unless its productivity gains are allocated ... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
For (26)Demis HassabisNobel laureate, AI Researcher and CEO of DeepMindvotes For and says:Maybe it would be good to have a slightly slower pace, so that we can get this right societally. [...] Asked whether he would advocate for a pause in AI development if every company and country joined in, Hassabis responded: "I think so." He added th... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (14)Emily M. BenderLinguist; AI criticvotes Against and says:Treating speculative “superintelligence” as the policy target and proposing to freeze development until there’s public buy‑in and scientific consensus distracts from the actual, present‑day harms of AI systems. These systems are already amplifying di... more Unverified source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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For (31)Rush DoshiC.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and Director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations; former NSC Director for Chinavotes For and says:[The regulation] acknowledges that exporting advanced AI chips to China poses serious national security risks, while simultaneously creating a pathway to permit their sale. The result is a framework that is strategically incoherent. [...] Shipments o... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (7)Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of ChinaChina's foreign ministryvotes Against and says:coerced or courted some countries to adopt export restrictions against China. [...] Such bullying acts seriously violate market principles and the international trade order Unverified source (2023)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.
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Ban autonomous lethal weapons
55 opinions
For (32)Caitlin KalinowskiFormer head of robotics at OpenAI; previously led Meta's Orion AR glasses and Oculus VR hardwarevotes For and says:AI has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (24)Lt. Gen. Jack ShanahanFormer JAIC director, USAF generalvotes Against and says:To the second part of your question, I am strongly in favor of discussions internationally about things like norms. I think with this point, it would be counterproductive to have outright bans on things that people don't even fully understand what th... more Unverified source (2019)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government
13 opinions
For (10)Brad CarsonAmericans for Responsible Innovation presidentvotes For and says:After witnessing the harmful impact of the tech industry's move-fast-break-things mantra during the rise of social media platforms, the public wants safeguards now. What's most disturbing is that the framework recommends both banning state laws on AI... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (4)David SacksWhite House AI and crypto czarvotes Against and says:This was in response to a growing patchwork of 50 different state regulatory regimes that threaten to stifle innovation and jeopardize America's lead in the AI race. [...] In December, President Trump signed an Executive Order tasking us with the dev... more Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.