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Doug Marks’ policies on technological issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average American voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

Technology  ›  Ban Political Deepfakes

Should it be illegal to use AI-generated deepfakes in political campaign advertisements?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, this would violate First Amendment protections for satire and parody

Technology  ›  Data Privacy

Should the government impose stricter regulations on the collection and use of personal data by companies?

  Party’s support baseYes

Technology  ›  Taxing AI and Robots

Should the government tax companies that replace human workers with artificial intelligence or robots?

  Party’s support baseYes, mega-corporations shouldn't be allowed to dodge payroll taxes and decimate the working class by plugging in an algorithm

Technology  ›  Ethical Artificial Intelligence

Should the government regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure ethical use?

  Party’s support baseYes

Technology  ›  Ban Social Media for Minors

Should the government legally ban children under 16 from using social media platforms?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo


Technology  ›  Ban Online Anonymity

Should the government require users to verify their real identity with a government ID to use social media platforms?

  Party’s support baseNo

Technology  ›  AI Training Data Compensation

Should AI companies be required to pay creators for using their work to train models?

  Party’s support baseYes, using copyrighted work without permission is high-tech theft that threatens human livelihoods

Technology  ›  Right to be Forgotten

Should the government grant citizens the legal right to force search engines to delete their past personal information?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, forcing tech companies to delete publicly available factual information violates the First Amendment

Technology  ›  Right to Repair

Should the government require companies to provide the parts and manuals needed for customers to fix their own products?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, the government should not force companies to surrender trade secrets or proprietary designs

Technology  ›  Social Media Regulation

Should the government mandate that large tech companies share their algorithms with regulators?

  Party’s support baseNo

Technology  ›  Self Hosted Digital Wallets

Should citizens be allowed to secure their money in self-hosted digital wallets that the government can monitor but not control?

  Party’s support baseYes, and also allowed to use a privacy layer that prevents monitoring of funds and transactions

Technology  ›  Cryptocurrencies

Should the government implement stricter regulations on the use of cryptocurrencies?

  Party’s support baseNo

Technology  ›  Artwork Investment Contracts

Should artists be held to the same reporting and disclosure requirements as hedge funds, mutual funds, and public companies when selling their artwork?

  Party’s support baseNo