Alexandra Reeve Givens on States should retain the right to set s…

Alexandra Reeve Givens

President and CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology; technology policy advocate and congressional witness.

Congress also must not stand in the way of states seeking to protect their residents from the risks posed by unregulated or inadequately governed AI technologies.

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Testimony of Alexandra Reeve Givens for the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce Hearing Entitled “Building an AI-Ready America”

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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

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AI Verified The quote explicitly says Congress must not block states from protecting residents from AI risks, which directly supports state authority to set stricter AI safety standards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote explicitly says Congress must not block states from protecting residents from AI risks, which supports the statement that states should retain stricter AI safety standards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Testimony at lines 763-764 says Congress must not stand in the way of states protecting residents from unregulated or inadequately governed AI; the stored quote is verbatim and correctly attributed to Alexandra Reeve Givens. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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