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  • Ted Cruz using Commerce Chairmanship to kill AI regulations he dismisses as "disastrous”

    Ted Cruz using Commerce Chairmanship to kill AI regulations he dismisses as "disastrous”
    Jun 22 2025

    Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!Who?

    Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — Chair, Senate Commerce Committee

    In our latest episode (which is a classic from 2023), Ask a Pol asks:

    Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) — now America’s Secretary of State — came out of the AI forum just ahead of you and he’s worried about putting constraints on American generative AI, because those regulations wouldn't apply to China and others. Is that still your thinking?

    Key Cruz:

    “I think if the Democrats push through restrictions on innovation and AI it would be disastrous for America,” Sen. Ted Cruz exclusively told Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo upon exiting a classified, all-Senate AI national security forum in 2023.

    ICYMI — Laslo first sold this interview to WIRED magazine in 2023

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  • Sen. Rounds argues the US should use AI to combat AI deepfakes in the 2024 election

    Sen. Rounds argues the US should use AI to combat AI deepfakes in the 2024 election
    Apr 6 2024
    Who?Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) LISTEN: Laslo & RoundsAsk a Pol asks:When it specifically comes to deepfakes in the 2024 election — anything actionable? Key Rounds: “The thing if we can draw attention to the American public that you’ve got countries outside of the United States that really are trying to influence the elections, and we can use AI to identify what they are and so can the platforms,” Sen. Rounds exclusively told Ask a Pol. “You’ve got to use AI to do it, to detect it in the first place as early as possible.”Caught our ear:“But the second piece is there’s got to be more attention brought to the American public that a huge amount of the information that is being presented right now on social media is intended to influence them with misinformation. And that’s just something that we just have to keep pounding on with the American public,” Rounds says. “They’ve got to discern what is accurate and what might actually be a deepfake.”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Mike RoundsMatt Laslo: “You had those AI forums, one of your colleagues said they were, y’know, kind of hosted by Big Tech. ‘Cause his accusation in that he was saying it’s hard to regulate…”ICYMI — Sen. Josh Hawley rips bipartisan AI forums Mike Rounds: “Not hosted, but, y’know, look, we had players that were making a difference in AI. They wanted to share it. And we didn’t limit it to just one type of advisory group. We invited lots of different types that were involved in the advisory groups. So, for us, we just wanted as much information as we can get from all different sources, and these are the sources. And I don’t wanna do things in ignorance, I wanna do things with as much information as possible, and they were providing it. And in some cases, they actually provided, y’know, information from differing perspectives. That was healthy to hear the difference, and we could then flesh out.”ML: “Do you think, when it specifically comes to deepfakes in the 2024 election, is anything actionable? I know there’s a couple of competing bills, but we’re now in the midst of an election.”MR: “You know, we are except, accepting. the thing is, if we can draw attention to the American public that you’ve got countries outside of the United States that really are trying to influence the elections, and we can use AI to identify what they are and so can the platforms. If there’s a way that there’s a comfort level in identifying when you’ve got adversaries that are actually putting misinformation out through, y’know, different sources, but on social media primarily, we can go long ways towards correcting some of it. You’ve got to use AI to do it, to detect it in the first place as early as possible. But the second piece is there’s got to be more attention brought to the American public that a huge amount of the information that is being presented right now on social media is intended to influence them with misinformation. And that’s just something that we just have to keep pounding on with the American public. They’ve got to discern what is accurate and what might actually be a deepfake.”ML: “At this point, instead of a bill addressing it, would it be easier to put in extra funding for DHS [Department of Homeland Security] or…”MR: “Yeah. It’s a part of it. It won’t fix it. But because the platforms themselves have to have a comfort level that there is a recognition that restricting what you know to be false information is defensible. And I think that’s where the challenge is going to be. And it’s the reason why we want, like, the Judiciary Committee to really have a say in it, so that we actually use the expertise they’ve got there to help craft that type of legislation.”Another reporter cuts in with a 2024 election question about Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe Get full access to Ask a Pol ai at www.askapolai.com/subscribe
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  • Sen. Cramer on AI deepfakes legislation: "people will act according to what’s in their interest"

    Sen. Cramer on AI deepfakes legislation: "people will act according to what’s in their interest"
    Apr 5 2024
    Who?Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)LISTEN: Laslo & Cramer Ask a Pol asks:What was your takeaway from all those AI briefings and forums last year? Key Cramer: “I don’t know,” Cramer tells Ask a Pol. “I’s like crypto. When I decide I’m not interested anymore, ‘cause I’ve got 1,400 other priorities, I leave it up to somebody smarter, somebody else.” Caught our ear on deepfakes “I think there’s plenty of impetus to act. The problem is that people will act according to what’s in their interest, y’know, at the moment,” Cramer says. ICYMI Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Kevin CramerMatt Laslo: “How are you?”Kevin Cramer: “Hey, I’m good, how are you?”ML: “Does tonight matter at all? New Hampshire? Does New Hampshire[‘s primary] matter?”KC: “Oh, does it matter? Here’s what I’ve always said about New Hampshire and Iowa. And this — it matters less all the time as things get a little bit closer, a little consolidated, right and I’ve got a lot of history with this. Come on in.”Cramer waves Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo onto his elevator. KC: “But it matters in this sense — and it still seems to — and that is it’s a momentum creator.”ML: “Yeah?”KC: “Particularly, if you stack — if Iowa and New Hampshire go the same direction, it makes almost everything else meaningless. And it’s kind of too bad in the sense that this way, in some respects, a national primary makes some sense, the problem then is that little places like New Hampshire and Iowa...”ML: “…are forgotten.”KC: “…their intimate discussions are forgotten. And so that’s the beauty of it. The downside of it is it can create momentum that prevents something else, maybe, from happening. So that’s — so yeah, it matters in that sense.”ML: “But now with [Florida Governor Ron] DeSantis out, this doesn’t feel like much of a race?”Both laugh. KC: “Well, that’s because one guy’s run away with it, and he’s earned it, y’know.”ML: “Have you seen the deepfakes that were deployed?”KC: “The what?”ML: “Have you seen the deepfakes that were deployed? Like using President Biden’s voice?”ICYMI KC: “I heard about it this morning on one of the shows when I was working out. It was one of the — I have the three TVs going on, and they’re all different channels.”Sen. Cramer laughs. ML: “Because last January I was asking each of you US senators about this, and you were like, ‘What?’ We’re now in the midst of Election 2024…”KC: “Oh, for sure, we are.”ML: “…and we’re gonna see deepfakes deployed like we’ve never seen before.”KC: “Right, probably.”ML: “Like, is there any impetus to act?”KC: “Well, I think there’s plenty of impetus to act. The problem is that people will act according to what’s in their interest, y’know, at the moment. So is there a broader impetus to act? You know, I don’t think any of this stuff is — I don’t think anybody likes it, to the degree they can stop it. Y’know, I often wonder how many deepfakes are prevented for each one that gets through. Sorta like any type of a cyber situation, until you can stop them all, y’know, you probably have to counter them with ‘That’s a deep — that’s a fake.’”ML: “Was the takeaway from all those AI briefings and forums last year — what was your takeaway from them?”KC: “I don’t know.”ML: “Right?”Laslo laughs. KC: “When I decide — listen, it’s like crypto. When I decide I’m not interested anymore, ‘cause I’ve got 1,400 other priorities, I leave it up to somebody smarter, somebody else.”ML: “Yeah. Sweet. ‘Preciate you.”Transcript stops, but audio continues of another reporter asking about 2024 vice Presidnetial politics. Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe Get full access to Ask a Pol ai at www.askapolai.com/subscribe
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