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Candidates call for AI oversight, worker protections and tech-focused constituent services
Summary
At the forum candidates described AI's risks to jobs and privacy, said Congress must build tech solutions that serve the public and proposed worker protections and constituent services for those affected by automation.
Several participants said AI should serve the public interest rather than just corporate profits and called for more tech-savvy representation in Congress. One candidate recounted long-term experience with AI: "I was writing software for self driving cars and AI applications back in 2008," and argued that federal policy has lagged behind technology.
Policy suggestions included enforcing worker protections for those in technical fields, training and constituent services to support employees displaced by automation, protecting privacy and expanding digital literacy. Candidates tied AI policy to broader questions of campaign finance and accountability, arguing that technology policy must be integrated with worker rights and democratic oversight.
