Trump and his allies in Congress
are trying to pass a multi-year ban on AI
regulation that would block
progressive states like California keeping greedy AI corporations in
check.
AI has already led to teen suicide
and is being used to commit war crimes. State-level regulation in
the US is one of the few hopes we have for our collective
safety. Without it, the likes of Elon Musk and Sam Altman will have
free rein to develop this
technology with no guardrails.
Trump's cronies already tried to
ram this ban through this year and it comically failed 99 votes to
1. Now Republicans like Ted Cruz are trying to sneak it into a
must-pass defense bill, and Trump is threatening an Executive
Order.
There is no doubt about this: vocal public opposition defeated
the last attempt. We can do it again. Join the overwhelming outcry against
Trump's AI moratorium:
No moratorium on AI regulation
Earlier this year Republicans
tried to include the moratorium as part of Trump’s “big ugly bill”
but it ultimately failed after both Democrats and Republicans voted
against it in the Senate – many citing child safety concerns.
And opposition bubbled up from constituents to state-level
politicians from both parties, even in deeply Republican states like
Texas.
Now Trump’s allies are trying to
sneak the moratorium into the must-pass National Defense
Authorization Act. And they are learning from their past mistakes –
likely ensuring that whatever they propose will have at least some
concessions, like a moratorium on regulation for 5 years instead of
10. And Trump is backing them up with the threat of an
Executive Order.
This is why it’s crucial to raise
a global outcry now.
AI safety will always be under
threat from profit-driven tech execs and the politicians happy to
have their pockets lined by them. More than ever we must build a
strong rally cry against runaway AI and force all lawmakers to
listen.
Tell US lawmakers: no moratorium on AI
regulation
