Voters want leaders to fight AI deregulation

On Friday, Demand Progress released a poll showing that large majorities of Democratic and Independent voters want Democratic leadership to fight an attempt by President Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Steve Scalise to ban states from passing or enforcing AI laws. On Monday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries avoided taking a stance on the issue, saying that it “hasn't been brought to the leadership level yet.” The poll shows that 70 percent of Democratic voters and 79 percent of Independent voters want congressional Democratic leadership to oppose a state AI preemption bill, with only 15 percent of Democrats and four percent of Independents saying Democratic leaders should support one. Demand Progress recently led a coalition of 250+ groups urging Congress to oppose adding a ban on state AI laws to a must-pass defense spending bill and led a campaign that drove more than 61,000 petition actions to Congress. Read the Poll Results Demand Progress’s online poll of 2,257 l