1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I need you to support legislation that regulates AI systems and requires transparency about their accuracy and limitations. Recent research from the University of Pennsylvania shows that AI is creating a dangerous phenomenon called "cognitive surrender" where users accept AI-generated answers without verification. The study tested over 1,300 participants with an AI chatbot that gave wrong answers half the time. Users still accepted faulty AI reasoning 80% of the time and only overruled it in 20% of cases. Even worse, AI users showed 12% higher confidence in their answers despite being wrong half the time. This isn't just about individual mistakes. When people surrender their reasoning to AI, their performance directly tracks AI quality, rising when accurate and falling when faulty. We need regulations that mandate disclosure of AI error rates, require warnings about cognitive surrender, and establish accuracy standards for AI systems used in critical decisions. The research proves that fluent, confident AI outputs bypass our critical thinking, especially under time pressure. Without oversight, we're building a society where reasoning ability depends entirely on the quality of whatever AI system someone happens to use. Pass legislation that protects human judgment before this problem becomes irreversible.