A national AI framework that quietly mandates age verification puts every American's privacy at risk — "age assurance" is just a polished term for surveilling who's online. Handing AI systems life-and-death authority without human oversight is a direct threat to constitutional rights. Trading 50 state patchworks for one unchecked federal regime doesn't make Americans safer — it just centralizes the danger.
A chaotic patchwork of 50 different state AI laws stifles innovation and puts America's global tech lead at serious risk. One clear federal framework protects kids from online harm, guards First Amendment rights from AI censorship and ensures every American benefits equally from this technology. Strong federal leadership is exactly what's needed to build public trust in how AI shapes daily life.
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