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I'm excited to introduce callcongress.ai as a new site that makes it very easier to contact your representatives in Congress.

Following recent events, people are updating about the extreme risks arising from AI development. Many have the natural and excellent instinct to want to do something.

If you live in the US, then the basic action that pretty much anyone can take is contacting their representatives in Congress and let them know that you are concerned and want action on AI.

A number of bills are in circulation right now that one can ask their representatives to support. Though even without mentioning specific legislation, I would guess it's still helpful to register general concern about AI and general directions that you'd like to see undertaken, e.g. pauses or slowdowns, transparency, talks and deals with China, etc.

callcongress.ai aims to make the whole action convenient.

1. Confirm or set your location (automatic detection is pretty good).
2. Prepare your asks. The site lets your craft your own script but also provides a menu of positions and legislation you might want to use.
3. Use the provided phone numbers for your representatives to call them.
4. [optional] Pass along [...]

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First published:
September 17th, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/C7Z5hr4yCG6fXy9o3/callcongress-ai-the-basic-action-us-residents-can-take-to

Linkpost URL:
https://callcongress.ai

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