Candidate Questionnaire

Introduction

Build American AI, associated with Leading the Future, serves as the central policy force driving a pro AI agenda in the United States. Our mission is to ensure America maintains global leadership in artificial intelligence by advancing policies that accelerate innovation, economic growth, national security, and broad public benefit. We stand for an optimistic, forward looking vision that sees AI as a source of productivity, higher wages, improved quality of life, and shared opportunity for working Americans. We place a premium on bipartisan leadership and making AI accessible and beneficial across all communities.

As a 501(c)(4), Build American AI supports candidates who champion an AI forward future regardless of party and promotes government policies that encourage innovation, public service impact, and inclusive access to AI tools and infrastructure.

Instructions

Please indicate your level of agreement with each statement by selecting one of the options provided. Use the space below each question to expand on your answer.

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1. American Leadership in AI

The United States must promote leadership in AI and advanced technology to ensure America remains the global center for innovation, research, and deployment.

2. Winning The AI Race

China’s national investment in AI capabilities poses an immediate and direct threat to American economic and national security. The United States should prioritize policies that ensure it wins the AI race against China, maintaining global competitiveness and protecting national security.

3. Fair Global Markets

The federal government should work to ensure fair and open global markets for the U.S. technology industry, pushing back against anti competitive practices from foreign governments, and helping American firms gain access to international customers and talent.

4. Protecting American Innovators

The United States must adopt strong measures to protect AI companies and innovators from Chinese intellectual property theft and the piracy of U.S. software and hardware by China.

5. Regulatory Foundation

We need a national AI policy to set clear and consistent rules, and cannot leave it up to states to do on their own. The federal government must pass a national AI framework that sets clear and consistent rules that provide a reliable regulatory foundation for all AI innovators, businesses, and users, fostering growth while addressing safety, security, and ethical concerns.

6. Government Partnership With Innovators

The federal government should act as a partner with AI innovators to help them build new facilities, navigate red tape, mitigate costs or infrastructure impacts on local communities, and access federal resources to grow the AI sector in the United States and deliver benefits for American workers.

7. Energy And Infrastructure

The United States should support responsible domestic energy production and resilient energy infrastructure to power the AI revolution, ensuring ratepayers are protected and Americans benefit from the energy buildout.

8. Workforce And Jobs

AI’s potential for job creation and innovation vastly outweighs concerns about automation or job loss. We must establish a national AI training framework to help workers adapt to technology changes and ensure that the benefits of AI reach communities across the country.

9. AI In Public Services

The federal government should integrate AI into as many of its operations as possible, substantially enhancing government operations and services. AI technology, when responsibly deployed, frees the federal workforce to focus on higher-order issues and be more responsive to constituent needs.

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