Testimony of Jake Morabito to the New Hampshire House Commerce adn Consumer Affairs Committee Regarding HB 124
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Key Points:
* Jake Morabito, Senior director of Policy at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), submitted writen testimony regarding HB 124 and the impact of new technologies.
* The testimony references President Trump’s Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Federal AI Action Plan, which aims to accelerate AI innovation and support worker-first policies.
* Over 2,000 bills related to regulating AI, automation, algorithms, and automated decision-making have been filed across the U.S. as 2022.
* Many proposed AI laws seek to prohibit or strictly regulate AI use in areas like education and healthcare.
* HB124 is presented as a way to positively impact citizens and position New Hampshire as favorable for responsible entrepreneurs.
* HB124 would establish a “Right to compute,” recognizing an individual’s right to “own and make use of technological tools, including computational resources” as protected under the new Hampshire Constitution.
* This shifts the burden of proof to the government to justify any restrictions on this right, requiring demonstrable necessity and narrow tailoring to a compelling government interest.
* HB124 is based on ALEC’s model Right to Compute Act, a featured Essential Policy Solution for 2026.
* “Compelling government interest” is defined to include protecting citizens from scams/fraud, protecting against harm from deepfakes, monitoring critical infrastructure risk management, and addressing common law nuisances from data centers.
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