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Comment by Dean W. Ball
AI policy writer
You cannot preempt all of these [state AI] laws piece-by-piece; broad-based preemption of some kind is essential, and anyone who pretends otherwise is simply not engaging with the reality on the ground.
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(2026)
5h ago
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Verified. The source_url (hyperdimensional.co/p/the-ai-patchwork-emerges) and a republished mirror (thefai.org) both returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search confirmed the quote verbatim: "You cannot preempt all of these laws piece-by-piece; broad-based preemption of some kind is essential, and anyone who pretends otherwise is simply not engaging with the reality on the ground." The bracketed "[state AI]" in the stored quote is a faithful editorial clarification of "these laws" (the surrounding article is explicitly about state AI laws). The article "The AI Patchwork Emerges" is by Dean W. Ball on his Hyperdimensional Substack, published ~15 January 2026 — author attribution and year (2026) correct. Ball's stance is well documented (this article plus his Lawfare pieces "1,000 AI Bills: Time for Congress to Get Serious About Preemption" and "AI Federalism: The Right Way to Do Preemption," and his X posts): he strongly favors broad federal preemption of state AI regulation. The vote "against" correctly aligns with statement 438 ("States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government"): by arguing that broad-based federal preemption is essential, Ball opposes states retaining the right to set their own (stricter) AI standards, so "against" is the correct vote direction.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 3h ago
replying to Dean W. Ball