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Comment by Bradley A. Smith

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Former FEC chair, law professor
First, the Commission lacks statutory authority to require disclosure or disclaimers on political advertisements that utilize “artificial intelligence.”
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Mandate disclosure of AI-generated political advertising
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AI Verified The quote directly addresses requiring disclosure/disclaimers on political ads that use AI, which matches the full policy of mandating disclosure for AI-related political advertising. The speaker’s position is clear: they oppose it on statutory-authority grounds. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
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AI Unverifiable The quote argues only that the Commission 'lacks statutory authority to require disclosure or disclaimers,' not that the author opposes or supports such a mandate in principle. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

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AI Verified Verified. The exact sentence appears verbatim at the supplied Institute for Free Speech URL in the September 19, 2024 post about the FCC comments (line 131), and it also appears in the linked PDF of the comments (PDF lines 16–17). The webpage is credited "By Brad Smith," and the reproduced letter is signed "Bradley A. Smith" (with Gary M. Lawkowski also signing), so attribution to Bradley A. Smith is supported. ([ifs.org](https://www.ifs.org/expert-analysis/comments-to-the-fcc-on-proposed-a-i-rulemaking/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Verified Verified via web search. Quote appears in Bradley A. Smith's comments submitted on behalf of Institute for Free Speech to the FCC on September 19, 2024, regarding the NPRM on Disclosure and Transparency of AI-Generated Content in Political Advertisements. The exact language "the Commission lacks statutory authority to require disclosure or disclaimers on political advertisements that utilize 'artificial intelligence'" is confirmed. Source URL (ifs.org) returned 403 to me but content is independently confirmed. Vote "against" correctly aligns with statement - Smith opposes the disclosure mandate. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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