Zoe Lofgren on Ban autonomous lethal weapons

Zoe Lofgren

U.S. Representative from California's 18th district; Ranking Member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee

AI technology should not be making potentially lethal decisions without human involvement.

AI Verified (Feb 27, 2026)

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Zoe Lofgren, “Ranking Member Lofgren Appalled by Trump Administration’s Attacks on Anthropic,” February 27, 2026.

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Ban autonomous lethal weapons

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AI Verified The quote rejects AI making potentially lethal decisions without humans, directly supporting a ban on autonomous lethal weapons. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The recorded answer “for” matches Lofgren’s explicit opposition to AI making potentially lethal decisions without humans. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Verified against Rep. Zoe Lofgren's Feb. 27, 2026 House Science Committee release; wording appears in her statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Zoe Lofgren votes For

Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens

Any freedom loving American can appreciate Anthropic's attempts to prevent the DOD from using its AI model for mass surveillance of Americans.

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Zoe Lofgren votes For

Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance

Any freedom loving American can appreciate Anthropic's attempts to prevent the DOD from using its AI model for mass surveillance of Americans.

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Zoe Lofgren votes For

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

What we should not do is preempt the states from taking necessary actions to protect their citizens while here in Congress, we do nothing to pass legislation ourselves.

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