Tim Geist

Export Control and Compute Governance

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

Asserts that "unprecedented amounts of money behind Artificial Intelligence and the fact China is also in the race towards Artificial Super Intelligence probably makes it impossible to stop completely."

AI Regulation Philosophy

A candidate's general stance on regulating AI systems.

Argues that Congress must thoughtfully lay the groundwork" for legislation that anticipates AI's impact, and that "AI must work for us, not against us."

Jobs and Workforce Disruption

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

Claims that AI could replace 25% of all American jobs right now, warns that "tens of millions of Americans will be driven out of work" in the coming years, and says that "if AI must take away our work, then AI must work for us"; calls for Congress to lay the groundwork for Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a necessary response

Deepfakes and AI Fraud

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

Concerned about AI-powered disinformation, writing that "if we Americans cannot develop better ways to recognize what is true, then vicious liars empowered by AI will surely have us at each other's throats."; proposes unusual legislation where politicians who make contradictory public claims can be forced before a judge, with the one found lying facing perjury charges and prison, as a way to combat AI-amplified political lying

Source: Statement · sorensen.house.gov