Ritchie John Torres

Export Control and Compute Governance

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

Backed a bipartisan effort to bar foreign-adversary AI from federal government systems.

AI Regulation Philosophy

A candidate's general stance on regulating AI systems.

Framed AI-output disclosure as the simplest starting point for a regulatory framework; flagged by watchdogs for accepting AI-industry super-PAC support.

Deepfakes and AI Fraud

Views on AI-generated misinformation, scam prevention, fraud targeting vulnerable populations, and synthetic media disclosure requirements.

Introduced the AI Disclosure Act of 2023 (H.R. 3831) requiring AI output to carry a disclaimer, enforced by the FTC; called AI a potential "weapon of mass disinformation, dislocation, and destruction."