Dan Sullivan

Export Control and Compute Governance

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

Co-led the FIGHT China Act, which requires notification of U.S. investment in CCP-controlled companies developing advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and hypersonics; quoted "This advantage is threatened when American financial institutions invest in CCP-controlled companies that develop technology... that could ultimately be used to kill Americans."

Military and National Security Uses of AI

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

Gave Senate floor remarks naming AI/semiconductors/quantum as "critical to dominating the 21st century battlefield"

AI Companion Chatbots

Positions on AI systems designed for emotional, relational, or social interaction.

Advanced the CHATBOT Act among four youth-online-safety bills.

Children's Online Safety

Views on protecting minors from harms related to AI or AI-mediated platforms.

Advanced the CHATBOT Act among four youth-online-safety bills; original cosponsor of the Kids Online Safety Act; voted to pass the combined Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act.

AI Preemption

Stance on federal preemption of state AI laws, states' rights to regulate AI, and the patchwork of local vs. national regulatory approaches.

Among the 99 senators who voted to strike the 10-year state-AI regulation moratorium from the 2025 reconciliation bill