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Expert opinions on Digital Democracy
Quotes, votes and policy statements on Digital Democracy from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
101 sourced quotes · 5 policy proposals and claims
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For (20)Added 3d agoValerie FousheeU.S. Representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district; sponsor of the Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Actvotes For and says:
Artificial intelligence is moving quickly, and Congress has a responsibility to meet this moment. My Protecting Consumers From Deceptive AI Act will help protect creators and creative work and ensure Americans know when they are viewing or interactin...
more AI Verified source (Jun 26, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)Added 1mo agoDavid InserraFellow for Free Expression and Technology at the Cato Institutevotes Against and says:A media environment with more false and deceptive information is not a good thing for our society, but it is not the government's job to fix it. [...] Let's trust the American people, not the government, to decide for themselves how AI should be used...
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AI value alignment must be subject to public deliberation, not decided by developers alone
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For (26)Added 11d agoAnthropicAI safety research companyvotes For and says:Public input is critical to ensuring that powerful AI serves humanity’s interests.
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For (20)Added 1mo agoRon WydenU.S. Senator from Oregon, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee; longtime advocate for healthcare and technology policyvotes For and says:
Passing FISA 702 without strong new guardrails, while doing nothing to stop the government from buying Americans' location data and feeding it into AI systems to conduct unprecedented mass surveillance, would be shocking negligence.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Added 25d agoShabana MahmoodUK Home Secretary; Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood; former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretaryvotes Against and says:When I was in justice, my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times. ...
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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance
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For (18)Added 1mo agoElissa SlotkinU.S. Senator from Michigan; former CIA analyst and Pentagon official; member of the Senate Armed Services Committeevotes For and says:My bill ensures a human is involved when deadly autonomous weapons are fired, AI cannot be used to spy on the American people, and that a human is on the switch to launch nuclear weapons.
AI Verified source (2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (2)Added 25d agoShabana MahmoodUK Home Secretary; Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood; former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretaryvotes Against and says:When I was in justice, my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times. ...
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