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Say No to the Federal Block on AI Safeguards

We must halt the Big Tech attempt to undermine AI safeguards.
Published
6 June, 2025

Congress is considering a provision that would ban all state AI regulations for ten years. This federal preemption of state AI laws would hand Big Tech a blank check—overriding the legitimate concerns of local communities while letting corporations release products they freely admit are dangerous and uncontrollable. No industry, especially one as powerful as Big Tech, should get to decide which laws apply to it—or if any do at all.

Sign the petition below if you believe that states should have the right to regulate AI to protect our families, our children and our communities.

Banning state regulation of AI would leave Americans exposed to untested and potentially dangerous AI models for 10 years. Sandwich shops have more oversight than Big Tech. Now they want to ensure this is the case for another decade. Handing Silicon Valley a free pass is not “pro-innovation”—it’s an abdication of responsibility. Congress should reject federal preemption and instead move quickly to create baseline safeguards that protect families from increasingly powerful AI models.

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