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Expert opinions on Trade
Quotes, votes and policy statements on Trade from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
86 sourced quotes · 2 statements · 77% for / 21% against overall
Featuring: Pete Ricketts Jensen Huang Dario Amodei Chris McGuire Chris Coons David Sacks
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For (37)Tom CottonU.S. Senator from Arkansas (Republican); member of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committeesvotes For and says:
Communist China and its accomplices continue to smuggle advanced AI chips to undermine the US and threaten our national security. My bipartisan Chips Security Act would ensure our chips don't illegally fall into the hands of our adversaries.
Unverified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (9)Sebastian MallabyPaul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations; author and former Economist and Washington Post journalistvotes Against and says:Back in 2022, I supported the Biden chip-export controls on China. After a week with Chinese AI researchers and tech leaders, I've changed my mind. The controls are not working, and they obstruct another strategy that just might work. [...]
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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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