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Governor of Utah; chair of the National Governors Association (2024–2025)
It's one thing if we're fighting China and you're developing your model, but once you start selling sexualized chatbots to kids in my state, now I have a problem with that, and I'm going to get involved there, and the Supreme Court is going to back me up on that.
AI Verified (Feb 19, 2026)
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Spencer Cox, quoted at the Politico Governors Summit in Alexandra Kelley, “Republican governor asserts states’ right to legislate AI,” Nextgov/FCW, February 19, 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 Cox explicitly seeks state authority over AI safety issues and says states should regulate deployment, directly relevant. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded for matches Cox's explicit support for state authority over AI safety regulation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Nextgov/FCW (Feb. 19, 2026) attributes this exact wording to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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