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Comment by Michael Kratsios

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U.S. OSTP Director
Creating a patchwork of AI laws where 50 different states all have different goals is ultimately going to hurt little tech and startups more than anyone else.
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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 The quote clearly opposes a state-by-state 'patchwork of AI laws' with different state rules, which implies opposition to states retaining the ability to impose stricter AI standards than a federal baseline. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
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AI Verified The quote argues that a "patchwork of AI laws" with "50 different states all have different goals" would be harmful, which clearly pushes against states keeping separate, stricter standards than a federal rule. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

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AI Verified ai_verified: An AOL-syndicated copy of Jared Perlo’s Jan. 20, 2026 story contains the exact sentence and directly attributes it to Michael Kratsios (“Kratsios said”). Search results for the NBC-headlined version of the same reporting show the same wording, so the quote appears authentic, verbatim, and correctly attributed, even though the NBC URL itself was blocked from direct fetch here. ([aol.com](https://www.aol.com/news/white-house-tech-chief-slams-235247636.html?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Quote attributed to Michael Kratsios (OSTP Director), year 2026. The NBC News source URL returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch, but a web search confirmed the exact quote verbatim: "Creating a patchwork of AI laws where 50 different states all have different goals is ultimately going to hurt little tech and startups more than anyone else." It is from the NBC News article on Kratsios heading to Davos to promote Trump's light-touch AI approach. The quote argues against a patchwork of state-level AI rules and favors a unified federal framework, which is consistent with the "against" vote on the statement "States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government." Author attribution, year, relevancy, and vote direction all check out. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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