Mary Edly-Allen on AI companies should be liable for harms…

Mary Edly-Allen

Illinois State Senator (D-Libertyville); lead sponsor of SB 315, a frontier AI safety and transparency bill requiring independent third-party audits of major AI developers

Power has to be matched with wisdom and accountability. If companies are developing powerful AI tools, they need to take responsibility for how those tools impact people, especially children and we need to act urgently.

AI Verified (Apr 17, 2026)

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Mary Edly-Allen, “Edly-Allen advances AI safety transparency to protect minors and prevent harm,” April 17, 2026.

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AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models

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Mandate 72-hour reporting of critical AI safety incidents to a national authority

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Grant whistleblower protections to AI safety researchers

Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly and is like the ‘Wild Wild West’ with little to no guardrails in place. This bill balances the great promise of AI with its possible peril.

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