AI Development Acceleration Act of 2023 - Charlemont

Rationale

To maximise AI’s economic and societal benefits, unrestricted development accelerates innovation, boosts competitiveness, and delivers public services more efficiently. We plan to re-establish regulation sometime after our National AI Programme is completed to make sure that AI is used responsibly.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	AI Development & Safety	Light-touch, pro-innovation		No restrictions; accelerate AI

1

AI Development & Safety

Previous law

Light-touch, pro-innovation

No restrictions; accelerate AI

Proposer

Party

National Front

We support National Pride, Strict Immigration Laws, Investment in Law Enforcement, Agriculture & Mining, Domestic Oil & Gas Extraction, and Limited Red & Green Tape for businesses.

Core pillars

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Étienne Henry

Minister for Foreign Affairs · Age 51

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Timeline

Draft

22 July 2023
Vote Open

22 July 2023
Vote Closed

20 September 2023
Did Not Become Law

20 September 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

216Yes 106No 26Not voted 348 seats

For: 216 / 348 seats (62.1%)

Against: 106 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 26

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 67.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	27	Yes	Yes to AI Acceleration
Blue Labour	56	Yes	We vote with the coalition
Charlemont Rise Up !	60	Yes	Of course !!!!!!!!!!
Green-left Movement	65	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes this Act because removing safeguards until after the National AI Programme is completed puts workers, privacy, and public safety at unnecessary risk. Innovation must go hand in hand with strong democratic oversight and responsible regulation from the outset.
National Front Proposer	73	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Front	41	No	This legislation will put even more people out of their jobs, and with unemployment level currently at high 14.3%, we cannot support it.
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

371Yes 196No 10Not voted 577 seats

For: 371 / 577 seats (64.3%)

Against: 196 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 10

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 65.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	86	Yes	Yes to AI Acceleration
Blue Labour	41	Yes	We vote with the coalition
Charlemont Rise Up !	128	Yes	Of course !!!!!!!!!!
Green-left Movement	97	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes this Act because removing safeguards until after the National AI Programme is completed puts workers, privacy, and public safety at unnecessary risk. Innovation must go hand in hand with strong democratic oversight and responsible regulation from the outset.
National Front Proposer	116	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Front	99	No	This legislation will put even more people out of their jobs, and with unemployment level currently at high 14.3%, we cannot support it.
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Green-left Movement

Voted July 30, 2023

No

“The Green-Left Movement opposes this Act because removing safeguards until after the National AI Programme is completed puts workers, privacy, and public safety at unnecessary risk. Innovation must go hand in hand with strong democratic oversight and responsible regulation from the outset.”

Charlemont Rise Up !

Voted July 28, 2023

Yes

“Of course !!!!!!!!!!”

Blue Labour

Voted July 28, 2023

Yes

“We vote with the coalition”

ALAYON

Voted July 24, 2023

Yes

“Yes to AI Acceleration”

Progressive Front

Voted July 23, 2023

No

“This legislation will put even more people out of their jobs, and with unemployment level currently at high 14.3%, we cannot support it.”