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For (75)Added 8min agoLord Clement-JonesTim Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones CBE; Liberal Democrat peer; UK House of Lords AI policy expertvotes For and says:
They call for international red lines to prevent unacceptable AI risks, including prohibiting superintelligence development, until there is broad scientific consensus on how it can be done safely and with strong public buy-in.
AI Verified source (Jan 29, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 6min 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.
Unverified source (Jan 29, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (14)Added 8min agoLord Stevenson of BalmacaraLabour life peer and member of the UK House of Lords.votes Against and says:I hope that, when the Minister responds, she will confirm that the Government have no plan to suppress the development of ASI. Inquiry and discovery are deeply ingrained in the human psyche and the AI revolution we are living through should certainly...
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For (325)Added 57min agoHuitong SunAuthor of a 2026 scholarly article on artificial intelligence in recruitment and selection.votes For and says:
In the later stage, AI should not be used as a black-box tool to infer personality, potential, or future performance, nor should it make independent hiring decisions.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Added 27d 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 27d 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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Mandate third-party audits for major AI systems
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For (187)Added 57min agoAnn O'LearyVice President of Global Affairs at OpenAI.votes For and says:OpenAI supports the Illinois legislature’s efforts to advance frontier AI safety through SB 315. As AI systems become more powerful, clear rules around safety, transparency, incident reporting, and accountability are increasingly important.
AI Verified source (May 14, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (21)Added 57min agoSoftware & Information Industry AssociationTrade association representing software and digital-content companies; submitted 2026 AI policy recommendations to the U.S. House Science Committee.votes Against and says:SIIA raised particular concerns about applying traditional product liability frameworks to generative AI, regulating frontier models at the state level, and imposing premature audit and transparency requirements without established standards.
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For (68)Added 57min agoAxel VossGerman MEP; EU digital policy advocatevotes For and says:
Building genuine European cloud and AI sovereignty is overdue, and giving our providers a fair seat at the table in strategic public tenders is the right instinct.
AI Verified source (Jun 3, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (8)Added 5d agoChristian KleinCEO of SAP SE, Europe's largest software companyvotes Against and says:DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
For (34)Added 27d agoAnthropicAI safety research companyvotes For and says:
In the “unprecedented” scenario, the company wrote that more permanent support will be necessary, and it listed several ways to generate and share revenue broadly, including basic income, sovereign wealth models and equity-sharing mechanisms.
AI Verified source (Jun 10, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 28d 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 5d agoPark Su-youngSouth Korean National Assembly member and People Power Party secretary on the Planning and Finance Committee.votes Against and says:Going one step further from the performance bonus demands and strikes by vested-interest unions at major companies such as SK hynix and Samsung Electronics, the Blue House policy chief is now arguing for a 'corporate profit distribution system' that ...
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For (135)Added 1d agoAI 2040: Plan ANamed collective policy scenario published by the AI Futures Project in 2026, advocating an internationally verified slowdown of frontier AI development.votes For and says:
We recommend an international deal to avoid a dangerous race to superintelligence.
AI Verified source (Jul 9, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Added 28d 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 (28)Added 2h agoJoe CarlsmithSenior research analyst at Open Philanthropy; writes on AI safety, alignment, and existential risk from power-seeking AIvotes Against and says:But even in settings that assume significant idealization, the fact that pauses can incur ongoing background existential risk means that very high absolute standards here can lead us astray: the decision to pause or unpause needs to remain attentive ...
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For (31)Added 3h agoGovernment of CanadaFederal government of Canadavotes For and says:
Currently, AI is a game of scale that is dominated by hegemons and hyperscalers. This poses a significant security and economic challenge as countries around the globe risk becoming subordinate or reliant on them.
AI Verified source (Jun 8, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
The first company or companies to develop AGI could gain control over a majority of economic activity
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For (27)Added 3h agoViscount CamroseConservative member of the UK House of Lords and former UK minister for AI and intellectual property.votes For and says:However, there is a level of AI beneath that, at which its developer attains permanently unassailable strategic, commercial and military advantage—the “winner takes all” model.
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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 (62)Added 3h agoAnthropicAI safety research companyvotes For and says:Because effective tax rates on labor substantially exceed those on capital, a shift in national income from labor toward capital means the current tax system captures a shrinking share of a growing economy, even as the cost of sustained income suppor...
more AI Verified source (Jun 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (10)Added 5d agoMax GulkerManaging director of technology policy at the Reason Foundation.votes Against and says:Raising the cost of all those innovation- and productivity-enhancing uses of computing would unequivocally harm American productivity, innovation, and global competitiveness. Knowingly imposing these costs on ourselves because of concerns about certa...
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For (30)Added 4h agoAI AllianceGlobal coalition advancing open, safe, and responsible artificial intelligencevotes For and says:
Project Tapestry is a global open consortium to build frontier-capability AI through distributed model development while allowing participating nations and institutions to retain control over their own data, models, and deployment.
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For (41)Added 1d agoFuture of Life InstituteNonprofit on existential risksvotes For and says:
Releasing full model weights may allow malicious actors to strip or override safety mechanisms, creating uncensored or harmful versions. In contrast, supervised fine-tuning preserves core safety guardrails while enabling responsible customization.
AI Verified source (Jul 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (3)Added 5d agoDaniel CommeyAuthor of a 2026 game-theoretic study of open-weight AI release policy.abstains and says:Restricting access to a dual-use AI model is precautionary only if it delays harmful actors more than defenders. That condition varies across actors: a state agency or organized criminal group may obtain a substitute through theft, distillation, inte...
more AI Verified source (Jul 24, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (38)Added 4h agoChris WrightChief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Engineering at Red Hat.votes Against and says:This initiative focuses on developing open tools and techniques to safeguard the AI stack—from open weight models to agent harnesses—to help drive safety, transparency, and broad scientific scrutiny. Open source models and frameworks act as vital def...
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For (76)Added 4h agovotes For and says:
Protection against retaliation, as in every whistleblowing channel, must be robust and genuinely enforced. Employees should feel secure to report reasonable suspicion of AI-related misconduct, even when there is technical complexity and uncertainty, ...
more AI Verified source (May 25, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Added 2mo 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 (71)Added 4h agovotes For and says:
Publish and adhere to an incident-reporting time window for public disclosures. The developer may make a preliminary disclosure within the window and follow up with additional information thereafter, provided the initial disclosure indicates when fol...
more AI Verified source (May 19, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 27d agoFrontier Model ForumFrontier AI industry forumabstains and says:Timelines for incident reports are often set with well-intentioned urgency, but if they implicitly assume that root-cause analysis or full impact assessment has already been conducted, they will either produce premature and unreliable reports or plac...
more AI Verified source (May 12, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (4)Added 1d agoNicole QuinnCybersecurity writer at Palo Alto Networks.votes Against and says:When data theft occurs inside 60 minutes, a 72-hour reporting window ceases to function as an effective defense mechanism. Instead, it becomes a post-mortem.
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AGI will create abundance
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For (27)Added 5h agoSarah FriarOpenAI executive and author of a 2026 article on AI-driven abundance.votes For and says:AI infrastructure is not valuable because it is large. It is valuable because of what it makes possible: more capable intelligence, available to more people, at a lower cost. That is how I think about abundance. It is both embedded in our mission—ens...
more AI Verified source (Jul 31, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Added 26d agoBernard MarrAuthor, futurist, and strategic business adviser writing about artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.abstains and says:AI could make goods and services cheaper than ever, raising hopes for a new age of abundance where scarcity plays a smaller role in human life.
AI Verified source (May 6, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (7)Added 3d agoJens Jørund TyssedalPhilosopher at the University of Bergen and author on AI, abundance, and technological risk.votes Against and says:It is often suggested that the advent of powerful AI will create abundance and that it can thereby contribute to securing social harmony. This paper draws on Hirsch’s study of different kinds of limits to growth to show that this is false.
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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains
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For (495)Added 5h agoJaleh ReevesSenior Product Marketing Manager at Red Hat, focused on Red Hat OpenShift self-managed editions.votes For and says:Design for human oversight from Day 1: Don't bolt on governance after deployment. Build approval workflows, block states, and audit trails directly into your architecture.
AI Verified source (Jul 1, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 5h agoGabriel SzeUniversity of Portsmouth researcher writing on AI governance, accountability, and human oversight of agentic systems.abstains and says:Existing responsible AI governance frameworks mandate human oversight. Yet they share a critical assumption: that competent human overseers remain present and capable of exercising meaningful oversight and control over AI decisions. Accountability mu...
more AI Verified source (Apr 20, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (13)Added 12d agoKrishna PeesapatiChief Operating Officer at Covalense Global, writing on governance and accountability for agentic AI.votes Against and says:Agentic AI requires a different model, one where leadership defines direction, systems enforce boundaries, and accountability is explicit.
AI Verified source (Apr 18, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.