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Brad Smith

Microsoft vice chair and president

The threat of AI generated scams and deepfake fraud call for urgent, bipartisan action. The AI Fraud Accountability Act provides legal tools to protect consumers and hold bad actors accountable. Thank you, Senators Sheehy and Blunt Rochester and Representatives Buchanan and Soto for leading this effort to combat fraud. We strongly support this legislation and look forward to continuing to work across Congress to help build a safer digital ecosystem for everyone.

AI Verified (Mar 4, 2026)

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U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan, “Buchanan, Soto Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Combat AI-Enabled Impersonation Scams,” March 4, 2026.

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Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent

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Require AI labs to publish safety evaluations before deploying frontier models

Frontier models do need to be assessed before release.

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AI value alignment must be subject to public deliberation, not decided by developers alone

We do need an approach that is inclusive, that makes room for every government in the world, as well as multi-stakeholder conversations as were happening right now today. Government cannot act alone. The private sector cannot act alone.

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AI will create a permanent underclass

There was a time when humanity discovered that a horse could run faster than a person. So, people learned how to ride horses. Let's use AI to help people do more and not replace us.

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