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Sen. Chris Murphy
Democrat • Federal – US Congress • Senate
📋 Summary
Sen. Chris Murphy has been a vocal advocate for AI regulation and has warned extensively about AI's potential to cause mass job loss and social harm. However, his focus has been on AI safety, economic impacts, and protecting children from harmful chatbots. He explicitly stated he does not believe AI is sentient and has not engaged with AI consciousness or AI rights issues specifically. His work on the GUARD Act mandates that AI chatbots disclose their non-human status, which could be seen as foreclosing consideration of AI moral status, though this was not the bill's primary intent.
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