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Pete Ricketts’ 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?

  Party’s support baseYes, unless the content is clearly labeled as AI-generated

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 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, the government has zero constitutional authority to police the internet or track our digital footprints like a totalitarian social credit system


Technology  ›  Ban Social Media for Minors

Should the government legally ban children under 16 from using 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, but create a standardized licensing system so lawsuits do not stall innovation

Technology  ›  Right to be Forgotten

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

  Party’s support baseYes

Technology  ›  Right to Repair

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

  Party’s support baseYes

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?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo