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Expert opinions on Gov
Sourced quotes, claims, policy proposals and stances on Gov from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
629 sourced quotes · 8 policy proposals and claims
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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government
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For (79)Added 2h agoJ.B. BranchAI Governance and Technology Policy Counsel at Public Citizen.votes For and says:State regulation remains the only meaningful safeguard standing between Americans and a rapidly expanding set of AI-related harms.
AI Verified source (Apr 12, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (26)Added 2h agoTom MannState policy manager for the Computer & Communications Industry Association, a technology-industry trade group.votes Against and says:[The bill] would create a standalone state framework that increases compliance burdens without delivering clear safety benefits.
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Governments should fund open-source AI safety tools and red-teaming infrastructure as public goods.
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For (69)Added 5h agoBaroness Lloyd of EffraLiz Lloyd; UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government (DSIT)votes For and says:Dedicated AIRR capacity supports the AI Security Institute and the Sovereign AI Unit, including guaranteed resource for mission-critical AI safety research, and strategically selected UK AI startups.
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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 (146)Added 6h agoBernie SandersU.S. Senator from Vermontvotes For and says:We need to slow down the development of AI around the world, and we need to bring the international community together to address the risk posed by AI.
AI Verified source (Mar 24, 2026) 1 of 2DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 25d agoBaroness 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)Added 21d agoJob van den BergDutch artificial intelligence entrepreneur, speaker, and writer.votes Against and says:The conclusion is sobering: a global stop to the development of superintelligent AI seems impossible.
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For (49)Added 9h agoJack BurnhamSenior research analyst in the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.votes For and says:
Congress should launch an investigation into the scale of the breach, which is likely significant, and institute stronger export controls to prevent China from accessing American hardware.
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[🇺🇸 Congress, Oct 2025] Requiring age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors
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For (112)Added 12h agoMary PipherClinical psychologist and author specializing in adolescent mental health.votes For and says:When children use chatbots as therapists, they’re likely to be in a great deal of trouble.
AI Verified source (Feb 11, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 3d agoPeter OrmerodAssociate professor of law at Villanova University, writing on privacy and technology policy.abstains and says:Age verification can be done well in a privacy-protective way, but it is not easy.
Unverifiable source (Aug 8, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (3)Added 3mo agoAdam 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 (66)Added 1d agoElham TabassiDirector of the AI and Emerging Technology Initiative at the Brookings Institution; former Chief AI Advisor at NIST and CTO of the U.S. AI Safety Institutevotes For and says:
Pre-release testing and pre-deployment testing are important, but that type of evidence needs to continue via continual monitoring of the systems post-deployment, incident reporting, and observing behaviour in the wild rather than just in the laborat...
more AI Verified source (May 25, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (1)Added 24d agoFrontier Model ForumFrontier AI industry forumabstains and says:Timelines for incident reports are often set with well-intentioned urgency, but if they implicitly assume that root-cause analysis or full impact assessment has already been conducted, they will either produce premature and unreliable reports or plac...
more AI Verified source (May 12, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (3)Added 25d agoKanishka NarayanUK Minister for AI and Online Safety; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technologyvotes Against and says:I appreciate the intent behind the amendments and the shadow Minister’s position of understanding but not supporting them, which I share.
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For (27)Added 2d agoPatrick CrottySenior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center.votes For and says:
The Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act gives small-business owners and others options to make the calls stop.
AI Verified source (Apr 15, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.