Neil Chilson hits back at Dean Ball: libertarians did push federal AI legislation
neil_chilson · x · 2026-10-18
Responding to Dean Ball's claim that libertarian think tanks would have dismissed rogue-agent threat models in 2024, Neil Chilson pushes back point by point:
- Accuses Ball of strawmanning libertarian positions and cherry-picking the Biden legislative agenda
- Notes he flagged cybersecurity as a major threat vector early on and has worked with lawmakers and staffers to improve legislation
- Says he supports the Thune-Klobuchar approach and has led coalitions calling for federal legislation with preemption — inconsistent with the "anti-all-regulation" caricature
The exchange reflects the ongoing tug-of-war between libertarian and AI-safety camps over the federal legislative path.
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