Design It For Us stands with states fighting to protect A.I. safety and accountability

Design It For Us Co-Chair Zamaan Qureshi released the following statement:

“President Trump’s executive order attempting to wipe out state A.I. laws is a dangerous overreach that threatens public safety and undermines states’ rights. No president can unilaterally preempt state law — full stop. Congress has already considered and rejected this exact approach — twice. Nothing in today’s action changes that reality.

“This executive order isn’t about better policy. It’s about the administration, pushed by David Sacks and other tech industry giants, trying to secure through executive fiat what they have failed to win in Congress. Young people, parents, and consumer advocates mobilized by the thousands to defeat federal A.I. preemption because eliminating state laws would leave the public with effectively no protections. This order is an effort to blatantly sidestep that critical democratic process, regardless of the attempts it makes to carve out specific protections such as children’s safety.

“States have stepped up while the federal government has stagnated, passing bipartisan laws that require basic A.I. safety, strengthen privacy, and combat deepfakes. Today’s executive order seeks to dismantle those safeguards. We strongly support the state Attorneys General who are preparing to challenge this order in court. Design It For Us stands with every state leader pushing back against this power grab. Young people want more accountability for A.I., not a federally imposed vacuum that hands tech companies a free pass.”

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About Design It For Us

Design It For Us is a youth-led coalition of young people, activists, and leaders that aims to achieve policy reforms to protect kids, teens, and young adults online. The coalition is led by two Co-Chairs and a team of Program Leads between the ages of 18 and 26. The coalition is also supported by an array of youth-led organizations, staff and advisors.