Hakeem Jeffries on Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance

Hakeem Jeffries

U.S. Representative from New York and House Democratic Leader.

Donald Trump and the Department of Defense want to use powerful artificial intelligence technology to spy on American citizens through mass surveillance. Anthropic, a leading American company, has courageously pushed back against this shocking invasion of privacy scheme. Mass surveillance of American citizens is unacceptable. House Democrats are committed to protecting the privacy of the American people.

AI Verified (Feb 27, 2026)

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Hakeem Jeffries, statement, February 27, 2026.

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AI Verified The quote explicitly condemns AI-enabled mass surveillance of Americans and supports protecting privacy. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The author calls AI mass surveillance of Americans unacceptable, supporting the ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Hakeem Jeffries's official Feb. 27, 2026 statement contains this exact wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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Pausing AI at human-genius level to solve alignment is safer than either racing to superintelligence or halting entirely

We should take decisive action now so that we can slow down, as the CEOs have recently acknowledged, slow down the pace of development in order to protect the American people and ensure that AI is proceeding safely.

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