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Clay Higgins

U.S. representative from Louisiana

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AI is an Armageddon level threat, far more ominous than any alleged pandemic or climate crisis,

Clay Higgins

U.S. representative from Louisiana

In a September 2023 press release announcing a bill to forbid the federal government from using AI to enforce laws and regulations, Higgins said AI is an Armageddon level threat, far more ominous than any alleged pandemic or climate crisis.

U.S. Representative from LouisianaPublished September 10, 2023 · date of remarks not establishedOfficial congressional press release

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This would target taxpayers involved in digital currency transactions as well as traditional currency movement. “AI is an Armageddon level threat, far more ominous than any alleged pandemic or climate crisis,” said Congressman Higgins. “Democrats in DC love AI. They’re weaponizing it. I’m introducing legislation forbidding the federal government from using Artificial Intelligence as a tool to enforce laws, regulations and codes.

What this quote does not say

  • Although 'Armageddon level' is catastrophic language, the surrounding passage locates the feared mechanism in government use of AI against Americans and does not assert human extinction, loss of control, or AGI.
  • The rest of the same quote is explicitly partisan — 'Democrats in DC love AI. They're weaponizing it' — and the release's stated trigger is an IRS tax-enforcement initiative using AI, not AI capability as such.

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As AI and other technologies advance, it is important that we preserve the integrity of constituent interactions. This legislation will ensure that Americans’ voices are not drowned out by automated content generated by bad actors.

Clay Higgins

U.S. representative from Louisiana

In a July 2026 statement reintroducing the Comment Integrity and Management Act, Higgins said that as AI and other technologies advance it is important to preserve the integrity of constituent interactions, and that his bill will ensure Americans' voices are not drowned out by automated content generated by bad actors.

U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd DistrictPublished July 16, 2026 · date of remarks not establishedOfficial congressional press release

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The bill was previously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May 2024. “In America, public input should play a crucial role in shaping federal policy,” said Rep. Higgins. “As AI and other technologies advance, it is important that we preserve the integrity of constituent interactions. This legislation will ensure that Americans’ voices are not drowned out by automated content generated by bad actors.”

What this quote does not say

  • The statement is a later, narrower risk framing rather than an explicit qualification or contradiction of the 2023 claim.
  • The phrase 'AI and other technologies' means the automated-content risk is not attributed exclusively to AI.

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