Mark Warner

Export Control and Compute Governance

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

Led legislation to prevent the smuggling of American-made semiconductors into China that passed the Senate.

Military and National Security Uses of AI

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

Intel Committee chair/vice chair, Intelligence Authorization Act AI-security provisions, Combat Emerging Threats to Critical Infrastructure Act (CISA), engaged AI companies on security risks (malware, misinformation).

AI Regulation Philosophy

A candidate's general stance on regulating AI systems.

Rolled out a "Comprehensive AI Legislative Agenda", the AI AGENT Act (competitive, trustworthy consumer-AI-agents), urged the administration to stay engaged in AI regulation.

AI Companion Chatbots

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

Authored legislation to protect children from AI chatbots (passed Judiciary Committee), his transparency bill requires disclosure when a user is interacting with an AI chatbot.

Children's Online Safety

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

Authored legislation to protect children from AI chatbots (passed Judiciary Committee), his transparency bill requires disclosure when a user is interacting with an AI chatbot.

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.

Co-sponsored the Power for the People Act to rein in rising electricity costs (Virginia is one of the world's leaders in data-centers, the bill appears under his AI agenda). Ratepayer protection amid data-center-driven demand.

Jobs and Workforce Disruption

Positions on AI-driven job displacement, reskilling programs, unemployment policy, and tax policy for distributing AI-driven wealth.

National Workforce Transition Fund, Hawley partnership to measure AI's job/wage impact, Investing in American Workers Act (training tax credit), Economy of the Future Commission. "Workers, not just big corporations, must benefit from the AI revolution."

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 moratorium.