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Comment by Sam Liccardo

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U.S. Representative from California's 16th congressional district.
Companies’ AI models earn federal preemption — a safe harbor from liability under state law for a specific category of risk — if they meet or exceed CAISI’s determination of industry best practices for cybersecurity, human safety, privacy and the like.
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Sam Liccardo, “AI needs safety standards. Here's a better way to implement them,” The Washington Post, May 22, 2026.
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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 Liccardo’s proposed federal preemption/safe harbor would displace state liability rules for qualifying AI risks, making his opposition to states retaining stricter standards determinable. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Liccardo advocates qualifying federal preemption of state liability rules; recorded answer against is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Washington Post opinion is by Sam Liccardo (22 May 2026) and contains the stored wording verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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