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New poll: voters want public say in AI policy, reject Silicon Valley control

Bipartisan majority backs regulation despite AI ranking low on voter priority list.

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What to know

  • 86% of voters identify lack of AI regulation as a problem; half say AI is moving too fast.
  • Bipartisan majorities believe the public should control AI's future, not billionaires or companies.
  • Only 18% cite competitive disadvantage to China, undercutting Trump's argument against regulation.
  • Alex Bores' Who Decides organization launches to unite Democratic groups on shared AI protections.

“support for reasonable regulations is actually quite correlated with all these other issues.”

Alex Bores · Semafor ↗ · Sep 15

Alex Bores Founder, Who Decides; former congressional candidateWho Decides New political organizationBernie SandersBernie Sanders U.S. Senator, VermontDonald TrumpDonald Trump U.S. President

New poll: voters want public say in AI policy, reject Silicon Valley control
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    Bores argues voter support for AI regulation outweighs low salience

    Despite AI ranking last among 13 issues voters care about, Bores argued that support for reasonable regulations correlates across other voter concerns, and that demonstrating effective AI work wins over the electorate even when it's not top-of-mind.

    “if you show good work on AI, you're winning over voters, even though AI isn't their top issue.”
    — Alex Bores
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    Alex Bores launches Who Decides to unify Democratic AI policy

    Bores, a former congressional candidate who became a target of the AI industry, unveiled Who Decides at a 'pro-human' summit attended by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon. The organization aims to unite labor, civil society, and other Democratic groups around shared baseline AI protections.

    “As a Democrat, I say this with love, but we turn everything into a circular firing squad, and I think it's really, really important that on this issue, where we have powerful, well-resourced enemies that don't want there to be any regulation whatsoever, that we are all on the same tea.”
    — Alex Bores
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    Poll shows voters demand AI regulation and public control

    A new poll of 1,502 registered voters found 86% identified lack of regulation as a problem and half said AI is moving too fast. Majorities across party lines agreed the public should decide AI's future, not Silicon Valley billionaires. Only 18% cited competitive disadvantage versus China as a concern.

    “Democratic and Republican voters agree that the American public should decide the future of AI development, not billionaires in Silicon Valley.”
    — Semafor

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