Comment by Spencer Cox

Governor of Utah; chair of the National Governors Association (2024–2025)
Let's use this technology to benefit humankind, and let's regulate it to make sure they don't destroy humankind. I don't think that's a contradiction. I think that's common sense, and I think that's where most Americans are. [...] 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.
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AI Verified Verified. The quote ("Let's use this technology to benefit humankind, and let's regulate it... 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.") is confirmed verbatim from Utah Governor Spencer Cox at the Politico Governors Summit, Feb 2026, per the exact Nextgov/FCW source_url. WebFetch returned HTTP 403, but web search confirmed the verbatim quote and attribution (Nextgov, Route Fifty, KUER). Author attribution correct (Spencer Cox, Governor of Utah). Year 2026 current. Vote alignment: the "for" vote on "States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government" aligns directly — Cox explicitly asserts states' right to legislate/regulate AI and pushes back against federal preemption. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 10d ago
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