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Comment by Nick Beckstead

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CEO of the Secure AI Project; advocate for AI safety policy and evaluation standards.
Governor Pritzker and the Illinois legislature are courageously supporting stronger safeguards to oversee powerful AI. Illinois is the first state to mandate independent third-party evaluations of AI safety practices, making its AI law the strongest in the country.
AI Verified (Jul 6, 2026)
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Gov. Pritzker Signs Nation-Leading Artificial Intelligence Safety Law
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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 praises Illinois as the first state to mandate independent third-party evaluations, which clearly supports states retaining the right to set stricter AI safety standards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote says Illinois is the first state to mandate independent third-party evaluations, which supports a for answer on states retaining the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Matches the Illinois press release at line 36 attributing the wording to Nick Beckstead; verbatim quote with correct attribution. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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