Micah Charles Lasher

Military and National Security Uses of AI

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

Backs widespread protections against federal-government use of AI for mass surveillance, civil-rights abuses, and autonomous weapons. Source: micahlasher.com.

AI Regulation Philosophy

A candidate's general stance on regulating AI systems.

Worked on a RAISE Act draft and cosponsored it; "Congress must put the right guardrails in place to protect our future." Source: localcandidates.org.

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.

Supports a national moratorium on new data-center construction until environmental and cost safeguards exist.

Jobs and Workforce Disruption

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

Warns automation "threatens to upend our economy, displacing millions of workers."

Intellectual Property and AI

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

Cites the endangered livelihoods of artists and creators as a reason for IP protections.