Eddie Farnsworth

Strongly agree

No, enforcing fees would bankrupt startups and hand the AI arms race to China

Strongly matches GOP themes: avoid burdens that hurt startups, maintain U.S. competitiveness, and counter China—an argument frequently invoked in Republican tech and national-security messaging in recent years. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

Fits the GOP’s general deregulatory posture and preference for market-led tech development, though tempered by the party’s historically strong support for copyright enforcement (e.g., repeated backing of tougher IP protections in Congress). Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, training AI on public data is "fair use," just like a student learning from a library book

The 'fair use' and learning analogy aligns with arguments commonly used by tech-friendly, deregulatory policymakers; however, Republicans’ pro-IP tradition makes full-throated endorsement less uniform. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes, but create a standardized licensing system so lawsuits do not stall innovation

A standardized licensing approach could appeal as a market-structured, litigation-reducing solution; Republicans often favor clearer rules over expansive new mandates, but would be cautious about creating a new regulatory regime. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes

National GOP rhetoric tends to prioritize innovation and limiting new regulation; while some Republicans support strong IP rights, the party has not broadly endorsed mandatory AI training compensation requirements. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, using copyrighted work without permission is high-tech theft that threatens human livelihoods

The framing as sweeping 'theft' and emphasis on broad livelihood protections aligns more with populist/worker-protection arguments than the GOP’s typical pro-business, pro-innovation stance, despite some Republican sympathy for strong copyright. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.