Preserve state and local authority to add AI protections

Pingree supports a federal baseline for AI safety that would not prevent states and local communities from adopting additional protections. She opposed efforts to override state AI protections and called for urgent congressional action and independent oversight of powerful AI systems.

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without preventing states and local communities from adopting additional protections

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Chellie Pingree: Artificial Intelligence

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