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Expert opinions on Gov
Quotes, votes and policy statements on Gov from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
237 sourced quotes · 8 statements · 84% for / 14% against overall
Featuring: David Sacks Yoshua Bengio Josh Hawley Alex Bores Bruce Schneier Geoffrey Hinton
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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government
39 opinions
For (30)Cesar FernandezHead of U.S. State and Local Government Relations at Anthropicvotes For and says:SB 315 takes the safety practices leading labs already follow voluntarily—publishing a safety framework, transparent reporting, protecting whistleblowers—and helps establish a baseline that every leading AI developer is expected to meet. [...] Illino...
more AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (9)Jay ObernolteU.S. Representative from Californiavotes Against and says:Rather than allow protections to exist in only a handful of states or force innovators to navigate dozens of different legal regimes, our framework would establish one national standard.
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For (14)Anthony AguirrePhysicist; Future of Life cofoundervotes For and says:
We are approaching a runaway to superintelligence that could threaten our shared human future. Both publicly and privately, AI companies are recognizing that a pause or slowdown in certain developmental pathways is crucial to protect lives and liveli...
more AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Samar AnsariComputer security researcherabstains and says:the mechanisms most needed for treaty verification [...] are also the least mature.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)David SacksWhite House AI and crypto czarvotes Against and says:Signs you might be trying to get your frontier AI lab nationalized: You compare it to nukes… threaten half of white-collar jobs… warn recursive self-improvement could end humanity… then race ahead anyway. In other words, you want the government to sa...
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For (23)Alex BoresNew York State Assemblymembervotes For and says:
We need to take heed when the leaders in this field say that there need to be safety precautions taken with this rapidly developing technology. The RAISE Act will ensure there are protocols in place in the event of a major security risk and help New ...
more AI Verified source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)David SacksWhite House AI and crypto czarvotes Against and says:If you have to report to 50 different state regulators at 50 different times with 50 different definitions, it's extremely onerous. And it's going to slow down innovation, and it's going to hinder our progress in the AI race.
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For (33)Josh BercuUSTelecom policy vice presidentvotes For and says:
AI is further blurring the line between robocalls and live scams. Criminals can now use AI-generated voices that pause, laugh, and respond in real time. These tools are cheap, scalable, and increasingly convincing.
AI Verified source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (2)votes Against and says:AI is not a panacea to our robocall problem nor has it been the cause of most of our fraud problems thus far.
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[🇺🇸 Congress, Oct 2025] Requiring age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors
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For (49)Luka, Inc. (Replika)AI companion chatbot platformvotes For and says:The Services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. If we discover that minors under the age of 18 are using the Apps, we will promptly block their access and delete their account.
AI Verified source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (7)Adam ThiererR Street Institute senior fellowvotes Against and says:Competition, innovation, and speech options will be limited as a result of these moves.
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For (26)Tom CottonU.S. Senator from Arkansas (Republican); member of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committeesvotes For and says:
Our most advanced AI technologies must be kept out of the hands of adversaries like Communist China. Congress should ensure that America keeps our edge in the AI race.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Sarah KrepsCornell tech policy professorabstains and says:The bill is an attempt to reclaim congressional agency over those choices.
AI Unverifiable source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (9)Ryan FournierConservative political commentatorvotes Against and says:President Trumps authority is clear. The Commander in Chief has ultimate authority on foreign affairs. Democrats and their Deep State partners are purposefully misleading House Republicans to strip him of this authority... America must win the AI Col...
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Governments should fund open-source AI safety tools and red-teaming infrastructure as public goods.
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For (14)Fei-Fei LiStanford AI professor; HAI co-directorvotes For and says:You can't understand whether these AI systems are good or bad, safe or harmful, if you don't know what's in them. We need transparency. [...] We need to invest in far healthier and more vibrant AI ecosystems where academia and the community can produ...
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