Chris Coons

Export Control and Compute Governance

Government control or restriction of advanced AI capabilities through trade, export, or compute access.

Led resolution affirming U.S. AI dominance that calls for prioritizing domestic companies' access to advanced chips; claimed that "we cannot allow China to leap ahead of us and bolster their weapons capabilities."

Military and National Security Uses of AI

Positions on the use of AI in military, intelligence, or national security contexts.

Co-introduced the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Defense (RAIDA) Act to require the Defense Department to retain the ability to control, monitor, and disengage AI-enabled autonomous systems.

AI Regulation Philosophy

A candidate's general stance on regulating AI systems.

Supported Delaware's regulatory settlement with OpenAI, stating that it "ensures a non-profit focusing on Americans' best interests remains in control of OpenAI, while providing the company the flexibility it needs to compete."

Data Centers

Positions on the development, regulation, or public impact of data center infrastructure as it relates to AI, including energy consumption and grid reliability concerns tied to AI workloads.

Introduced Liquid Cooling for AI Act to promote energy-efficient AI infrastructure, saying "leading the world in AI innovation shouldn't have to mean skyrocketing energy bills for American families."

Intellectual Property and AI

Positions on AI training data rights, copyright protections for creators and publishers, and liability for AI-generated content.

Held hearing on AI and intellectual property as chair of the Judiciary IP Subcommittee, discussing AI's benefits for innovation alongside the need for data-rights policies and patent-eligibility clarity for AI-related inventions.