No AI Wrote Defense Amendment, Says Congresswoman

A definitive assertion rings out: "NO legislation is ever drafted with AI."

This declaration comes from Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who stated that while her staff utilized artificial intelligence for "spellcheck" within an amendment summary pertaining to a significant defense bill, she unequivocally denied its use for the actual bill text, reiterating, "NO Legislation is ever drafted with AI."

Representative Luna's comments were prompted by screenshots circulating on X (formerly Twitter), which displayed an amendment summary for the upcoming 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. The contentious excerpt from the summary read: "Identical to H.R. 100 (118th Congress).11:25 AM????Claude responded: Requires the Secretary of Defense to designate Department of Defense activities, support, and operations at the southwest land border as a named operation with…"

Initially, Luna's explanation appeared to suggest that the AI tool, Claude, might have been employed for the amendment's textual content. Her original social media post stated that "staff used AI to correct a draft text and didn’t edit," further remarking, "Not a shocker. Most staff use it. I have told them to make sure they are double checking and more thorough." However, as speculation mounted among X users regarding the potential use of AI by her staff to draft legislation, Luna subsequently revised her statement. Her updated post clarified: "Yeah my staff used AI to spell/grammar check the amendment SUMMARY, not the actual amendment text itself."

She then issued a subsequent post to further elaborate: "FYI NO Legislation is ever drafted with AI. All bill text from the House comes from the House Legislative Council which is prohibited from using AI. The screenshot you’re referencing is an AI summary of the bill that’s also used for spellcheck, cmon man 🤣."

The increasing prevalence of AI tools in professional environments has coincided with a rise in instances where references to these chatbots appear in inappropriate contexts. In recent years, judicial authorities have identified lawyers employing AI chatbots to generate legal filings replete with fabricated citations. The adoption of this technology extends to legislators worldwide, as exemplified by city officials in Brazil who unknowingly sanctioned an ordinance drafted by ChatGPT. Furthermore, Arizona state representative Alexander Kolodin has publicly acknowledged using ChatGPT for the creation of state-level legislation.