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Expert opinions on AI Regulation
Sourced quotes, claims, policy proposals and stances on AI Regulation from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
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For (37)Kanupriya YakhmiPhD student at the University of the Cumberlands and author on AI safety documentation and governance.votes For and says:
The way to get there is a shared machine-readable format. I call it a Safety Framework Card.
AI Verified source (Jul 24, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (8)Mark ZuckerbergMeta CEO; Facebook co-foundervotes Against and says:DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
Mandate reporting of AI training runs above 10²⁶ FLOPs to a designated national or international authority
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For (20)The Global AI AccordIndependent, non-commercial consultation text proposing binding international governance of artificial intelligence.votes For and says:The physical foundations of frontier artificial intelligence, the fabrication of advanced semiconductors and the operation of computing infrastructure at the largest scales, shall be subject to international transparency, so that the concentration of...
more AI Verified source (Jul 5, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Mayer BrownInternational law firmabstains and says:According to the proposed rule, a covered US person will be required to provide quarterly reports to BIS if the US person “engages in, or plans, within six months, to engage in ‘applicable activities.’” “Applicable activities” include: “Conducting a...
more Disputed source (2024)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (9)Michael KratsiosU.S. OSTP Directorvotes Against and says:Policymakers do not need to approach each innovation in isolation and should not treat every emerging technology as a first-of-its-kind policy problem.
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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18
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For (93)New York City Mayor's OfficeOfficial communications office of the Mayor of New York City.votes For and says:DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Leanda Barrington-LeachExecutive Director of 5Rights Foundation, a children's rights organisation.abstains and says:Children have given us a clear diagnosis of the problem. They aren't asking us to block AI innovation, but it shouldn't be a case of cleaning up the mess after harm has happened either.
AI Verified source (Jul 6, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (35)Andy KimU.S. Senator (D-NJ)votes Against and says:We all just want peace of mind that our kids will be okay growing up in this era of algorithms and AI. That’s why we need guardrails in place to keep up with ever-evolving technology like chatbots and make sure our kids’ safety, mental health, and we...
more AI Verified source (Jul 30, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance
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For (106)Josh ShapiroGovernor of Pennsylvaniavotes For and says:This is not something in the public interest. I think law enforcement needs to have tools to keep communities safe. Flock cameras are not a tool that I support.
Unverified source (Sep 2, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Jasleen ChaggarSenior Legal and Policy Officer at Big Brother Watch, a civil-liberties campaign group.abstains and says:This has effectively given police a very long leash to experiment with these technologies. And now we're in a tipping point situation where it's about to be expanded all over the country, and there's a real necessity for those legal frameworks to be ...
more Unverifiable source (Aug 7, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (3)William WebsterUK academic and Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.votes Against and says:The new legal framework must include a meaningful regulatory regime which operationalises principles such as necessity, responsibility, proportionality, transparency, accountability and lawfulness. These principles should then structure and constrain...
more AI Verified source (Feb 24, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
Governments should fund open-source AI safety tools and red-teaming infrastructure as public goods.
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For (82)Urvashi AnejaFounder of research organization Digital Futures Labvotes For and says:But if governments don’t invest in the safety infrastructure now, public trust will erode, and the opportunity to leverage benefits from AI will go away, and then we’re looking at deepening inequality.
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For (167)AI UnderstandingIndependent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that publishes AI education, research, and editorial analysis.votes For and says:
Future risk reports, system cards and external evaluations should be assessed for reproducible methods, clear separation between simulated and real actions, disclosure of missed detections, and evidence that safety interventions do not simply make pr...
more AI Verified source (Sep 1, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (13)Kent WalkerGoogle President of Global Affairsvotes Against and says:For the most advanced frontier AI models, an independent, federally overseen, industry-backed organization could set safety standards and verify independent, voluntary audits, similar to how other critical sectors are managed.
AI Verified source (Jun 25, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
Mandate third-party audits for major AI systems
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For (192)Yoshua BengioAI Pioneer, Turing Award winnervotes For and says:It is really important, given the stakes, that people who develop AI and those who test it don’t have relationships with each other.
AI Verified source (Sep 1, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (21)Paul LekasSIIA public policy executivevotes Against and says:You’ll see industry oppose outside auditors and the main reason is they would mandate something that can’t be done [today] in a robust and uniform manner.
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AI value alignment must be subject to public deliberation, not decided by developers alone
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For (193)Australia’s Data and Digital MinistersAustralian federal, state, and territory ministers responsible for data and digital policy.votes For and says:The following practices are mapped to Australia’s 8 AI Ethics Principles, demonstrating how governments can practically apply them to their assurance of AI. [...] Governments should identify and consult with stakeholders, including subject matter and...
more AI Verified source (Aug 31, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
For (97)Marie IradukundaResearch Associate at the ILINA Program focusing on frontier-AI governance in Global South countries, especially monitoring and reporting AI harms.votes For and says:
For funders and international community: support and/or collaborate with local actors best placed to detect AI harm, and back efforts to establish cross-border AI incident information sharing.
AI Verified source (Aug 28, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Chris MeseroleExecutive Director of the Frontier Model Forum; AI policy expert and congressional witness on frontier AI security.votes Against and says:Rather than creating entirely new channels, policymakers should focus on ensuring that existing channels can effectively incorporate information related to frontier models and agents. Building on trusted relationships will be faster and more effectiv...
more AI Verified source (Jun 4, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
Nations should negotiate a binding international treaty on AI safety, similar to nuclear non-proliferation
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For (142)Rogé KarmaStaff writer at The Atlantic covering economics, technology, and public policy.votes For and says:What humanity needs is an international AI nonproliferation treaty.
AI Verified source (Aug 27, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (13)Matt SheehanSenior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in China’s artificial intelligence ecosystem and global technology issues.votes Against and says:The U.S. and China won’t move in lockstep on AI safety, and forging mutually binding agreements with real teeth is probably not possible right now.
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Governments and labs should build the capability for a global slowdown of frontier AI development in case it's needed
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For (147)Rogé KarmaStaff writer at The Atlantic covering economics, technology, and public policy.votes For and says:What humanity needs is an international AI nonproliferation treaty.
Unverified source (Aug 27, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Baroness Neville-JonesBritish Conservative life peer and former UK security minister.abstains and says:The question that the noble Lord posed was: do we therefore go for a moratorium? That would be highly desirable, but I do not think that it will be possible in the short term.
AI Verified source (Jan 29, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (9)Liz KendallUK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology; Labour MP for Leicester Westvotes Against and says:The Technology Secretary rejected calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence, describing such a move as “a double betrayal” of British talent and British interests.
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AI will create a permanent underclass
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For (48)Bill GatesPhilanthropist. Founder and former CEO of Microsoft.votes For and says:Market forces will make adoption go faster and faster and, unless we intervene, there will be fewer good jobs available and the benefits will accrue to a small group.
AI Verified source (Aug 26, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (26)Julian HamoodFounder and Chief Visionary Officer of TrustedTech.abstains and says:Employees are being told AI will transform the way they work, yet many have received little training on how to use it effectively, securely or confidently. The people who are most confident with AI will continue to build skills and productivity, whil...
more AI Verified source (Jul 16, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (148)MetaSocial media and AI companyvotes Against and says:But each time humanity has come out with more people sharing greater prosperity, health, and freedom. We believe this will be true with AI as well, and the abundance of the future can be shared by everyone.
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For (79)Bill GatesPhilanthropist. Founder and former CEO of Microsoft.votes For and says:
But even a country that gets its own house in order will still be exposed to risks that cross borders. This is why an international organization will need to be built in parallel. […] A new global organization for AI will need elements of all three a...
more AI Verified source (Aug 26, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (11)Demis HassabisNobel laureate, AI Researcher and CEO of DeepMindvotes Against and says:The time has come for a more systematic approach to AI regulation — funded by the industry, staffed by world-class technical experts, and answerable to the U.S. government.
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For (73)Bernie SandersU.S. Senator from Vermontvotes For and says:
We cannot allow America to become a surveillance state where a handful of AI oligarchs profit by giving the government the power to track our every movement.
AI Verified source (Aug 26, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (5)Lord Clement-JonesTim Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones CBE; Liberal Democrat peer; UK House of Lords AI policy expertabstains and says:The use of live facial recognition in our public spaces is an extraordinary expansion of state power that currently exists in a legal vacuum. We are not Luddites on these Benches; we recognise the utility of technology, but we must ensure that live f...
more AI Verified source (Mar 9, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)Alistair EnserExecutive at Reliance High-Tech writing on facial-recognition policy and video analytics.votes Against and says:I have grave concerns that banning technology until it is legislated will choke innovation, it will drive genuine use cases away, and as technology is always developing, are we not in danger of ‘tomorrow never comes’ when it comes to legislation keep...
more AI Verified source (Aug 9, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy
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For (74)Bill GatesPhilanthropist. Founder and former CEO of Microsoft.votes For and says:I believe we should tax AI tokens and robots. [...] The tax system nudges you toward replacing people with machines.
AI Verified source (Aug 26, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (11)Adam MichelDirector of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute and writer on tax policy and economic growth.votes Against and says:The proposals differ in detail, but they cite the same story: Labor’s share of national income has declined, and AI is accelerating workers’ losses by shifting more economic activity to capital. The tax code makes all of this worse by undertaxing cap...
more AI Verified source (Jun 18, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.