“Yes. We need to legiferate on AI to protect people. But I would keep a warning on guarantees in protections for workers, public funds should not be abundant.”
Balanced AI And Workforce Act of 2023
Rationale
We feel the need to put up guardrails to ensure AI remains safe and under control, add to that a guaranteed protection for workers who face losing their jobs to be retrained or otherwise retained
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI Development & Safety |
No restrictions; accelerate AI
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Balanced oversight
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| 2 | Automation & the Workforce |
Actively incentivise automation
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Permit automation with strong retraining/transition rights
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AI Development & Safety2
Automation & the WorkforceProposer
Party
People And Planet
A party of fierce guardians for Earth and its people where no one is left in the dust.
Core pillars
Ignacio Prieto
Activist · Age 55
A former corporate strategist turned academic firebrand, Ignacio Prieto wields both policy briefs and media savvy to dismantle opposition arguments with cold precision.
Timeline
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Draft23 August 2023
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Vote Open18 September 2023
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Vote Closed17 November 2023
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Became Law17 November 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senado
PassedFor: 131 / 266 seats (49.2%)
Against: 51 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 84
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | 28 | Yes | Yes. We need to legiferate on AI to protect people. But I would keep a warning on guarantees in protections for workers, public funds should not be abundant. |
| People And Planet Proposer | 82 | Yes | No reason given |
| People's Congress Of Costavela | 51 | No | This will disadvantage our technology industry. |
| Revolutionary Socialist Union | 21 | Yes | You have our full support |
| Empty seats | 54 | Not voted |
Congress of Deputies
PassedFor: 213 / 350 seats (60.9%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 137
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | 0 | Yes | Yes. We need to legiferate on AI to protect people. But I would keep a warning on guarantees in protections for workers, public funds should not be abundant. |
| People And Planet Proposer | 170 | Yes | No reason given |
| People's Congress Of Costavela | 0 | No | This will disadvantage our technology industry. |
| Revolutionary Socialist Union | 43 | Yes | You have our full support |
| Empty seats | 80 | Not voted |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“This will disadvantage our technology industry.”
“You have our full support”