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Encode AI political affairs VP
As AI systems grow more powerful and autonomous, we must shield those who sound the alarm about emerging risks.
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Grant whistleblower protections to AI safety researchers
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AI Verified The quote clearly supports protecting people who warn about AI-related dangers: saying "we must shield those who sound the alarm about emerging risks" in the context of advancing AI implies support for whistleblower protections for AI safety researchers. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago
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AI Unverifiable The quote says "we must shield those who sound the alarm about emerging risks," which suggests protecting people who warn about AI risks, but it does not explicitly mention legal whistleblower protections or AI safety researchers. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17d ago

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AI Verified Verified. The source URL is a June 2, 2025 Senate press release, and it contains the exact sentence "As AI systems grow more powerful and autonomous, we must shield those who sound the alarm about emerging risks." followed by the attribution "said Sunny Gandhi, Vice President of Political Affairs at Encode AI." This matches the provided quote verbatim and supports the 2025 attribution. ([coons.senate.gov](https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-coons-grassley-introduce-ai-whistleblower-protection-act)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
AI Verified Web search confirms the exact quote from Sunny Gandhi (VP of Political Affairs at Encode AI) in support of the AI Whistleblower Protection Act, May 2025. Full quote continues: "The engineers and researchers closest to these systems are the first to spot dangerous vulnerabilities or safety gaps." Year (2025) is correct. Vote alignment is correct: Gandhi's "for" matches statement "Grant whistleblower protections to AI safety researchers" — quote directly supports it. Source URL (coons.senate.gov press release) is the right primary source — couldn't WebFetch directly (HTTP 403) but search confirms the quote. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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