Comment by Mary Edly-Allen

Illinois State Senator (D-Libertyville); lead sponsor of SB 315, a frontier AI safety and transparency bill requiring independent third-party audits of major AI developers
This is not about stopping innovation, but rather about balancing the great promise of AI with its potential harms. AI Verified source (2026)
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AI Verified Verified. WebFetch on the Capitol News Illinois URL returned HTTP 403, but a targeted web search confirmed the exact quote "This is not about stopping innovation, but rather about balancing the great promise of AI with its potential harms." is attributed to Sen. Mary Edly-Allen in the Capitol News Illinois article about SB 315. Author attribution is correct (she is the IL state senator and lead sponsor of SB 315). The bill requires large AI companies to retain a third party for an independent annual audit, so her vote "for" the statement "Mandate third-party audits for major AI systems" correctly aligns. Year 2026 is current. Source URL is the primary source. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 10h ago
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