Congresswoman denies staff used AI to write defense funding amendment
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) denies that her staff used AI to draft the text of a defense bill amendment, clarifying that AI was only used for spellcheck in the summary.
U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has rejected claims that her staff used artificial intelligence to draft an amendment to a major defense funding bill. In response to screenshots circulating on social media showing a summary of an amendment to the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Luna initially stated that "staff used AI to correct a draft text and didn’t edit."
After speculation grew on X (formerly Twitter) that her staff might be using AI to write legislation, Luna edited her post to clarify: "Yeah my staff used AI to spell/grammar check the amendment SUMMARY, not the actual amendment text itself." She followed up with another post: "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 incident highlights the growing use of AI tools in various workplaces, including the legal and legislative fields. Judges have caught lawyers using AI chatbots to draft legal filings that contained fabricated citations. Lawmakers globally are also turning to AI, such as city officials in Brazil who unknowingly approved an ordinance written with ChatGPT, and Arizona state representative Alexander Kolodin, who has used ChatGPT to write state-level legislation. Luna insists that her office follows proper procedures and does not use AI for drafting bill text.
