James Michael "Mike" Johnson

AI Regulation Philosophy

A candidate's general stance on regulating AI systems.

"AI is serious. We do need to make sure that it's done safely but let's again let's apply common sense."; "They don't need the government to tell them to slow it down. If they want to slow it down, they should. But we cannot have a moratorium on the development of AI."

Children's Online Safety

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

Voted Yes on TAKE IT DOWN 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.

Endorsed the White House framework, which urges Congress to regulate federally to override conflicting state laws.