We've all been hearing about the
AI revolution that is swiftly overtaking our daily realities.
AI is everywhere now: it's at our jobs, in schools, even plagiarizing famous animated artists' styles. It's fairly obvious to most people that
we need some kind of roadmap or guardrails for this rapidly-developing technology. Except, of course, to Congressional Republicans.
In fact,
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives recently proposed an addition to its budget bill that would ban state regulation of AI for a whole 10 years. Then, they voted to pass the bill,
which could soon become law if the U.S. Senate doesn't stop it.Sign the petition to demand the Senate safeguard states' abilities to regulate AI and protec their constituents!At the pace AI is currently developing,
who knows what it will look like in 10 years? Ten years into the future, it could genuinely reshape our whole world (and likely even sooner than that). This poses huge risks for the American people.
Already, AI is being shown to exhibit
racialized bias and discrimination, including when used for job hiring. Corporations have been using it to
artificially raise prices and rental costs for housing. It's already leading to
job displacement as employers seek to cut costs. On top of that, AI
deepfakes are becoming more and more realistic, making it harder to identify what's actually real.
As Democratic
Rep. Lori Trahan said, "Make no mistake, the families who have come to this committee and begged for us to act won't benefit from this proposal. But you know who will? The big tech CEOs who are sitting behind Donald Trump at his inauguration."
And that's exactly what this is about. This sneaky anti-regulatory provision isn't about helping everyday people. It's about lobbying and money in politics - and protecting already mega-rich technology corporations.
We must speak out now to demand that the Senate push back against the House's recklessness before it is too late. We must protect ourselves from the consequences of unrestricted AI! Sign the petition!