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Two proposed bills, one federal and one for Minnesota, aim to protect citizens' lawful access to advanced AI and computational resources by prohibiting government-imposed capability restrictions. The legislation argues that regulating AI based on system capability rather than user conduct creates an unfair disparity between large institutions and individuals. It establishes a categorical ban on restricting tools based on their power while preserving existing laws against illegal conduct such as fraud or weapons development.
- ▪The bills propose a statutory right for individuals to acquire, possess, and operate AI systems for lawful purposes without government-imposed capability ceilings.
- ▪Government agencies would be required to publish annual inventories of nonclassified civilian AI capabilities to ensure parity with what is available to the public.
- ▪The legislation explicitly protects the publishing and redistribution of open-weight models as a form of protected expression without prior approval or licensing.
- ▪Any existing or future executive or administrative restrictions on AI access would expire after three years unless re-justified on current facts.
- ▪The drafts maintain that illegal activities, including weapons development and harm to minors, remain punishable offenses regardless of the tools used.
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| Publication time | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:30:38 +0000 |
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Discussion draftsProtecting Americans’ Right to Compute and Access Advanced Intelligence.Two proposed bills—one federal and one for Minnesota—designed to protect lawful access to computation, advanced AI, and open-weight models while limiting government-imposed capability restrictions.Capability agencies runNonclassified, civilian, in use todayCapability the public is permittedSubject to thresholds, licenses and ceilingsthe gap this bill measuresFederal agencies publish inventories of where they use AI, but no one publishes this comparison.
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