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Artificial Intelligence. A Braver Angels Fairfax Conversation�March 10, 2026��

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THE BRAVER ANGELS WAY

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  • We state our views freely and fully, without fear.
  • We treat people who disagree with us with honesty, dignity and respect.
  • We welcome opportunities to engage those with whom we disagree.
  • We believe all of us have blind spots and none of us are not worth talking to.
  • We seek to disagree accurately, avoiding exaggeration and stereotypes.
  • We look for common ground where it exists and, if possible, find ways to work together.
  • We believe that, in disagreements, both sides share and learn.
  • In Braver Angels, neither side is teaching the other or giving feedback on how to think or say things differently.

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For breakout group consideration:

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  • Where you see AI providing the greatest benefit?
  • What are your greatest concerns?
  • How should we maximize benefits / minimize risks?

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The agenda:

  • Introduction - 10 minutes
  • Background briefing - 20 minutes
  • Breakout discussions - up to 50 minutes
  • Report-out - up to 30 minutes
  • Closeout and next steps - 10 minutes

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Do you think AI will have a positive or negative effect over the next 20 years?

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Do you think AI will have a positive or negative effect over the next 20 years?

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Do you think AI will benefit you personally?

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Do you think AI will benefit you personally?

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Do you think government regulations around AI will go far enough?

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Do you think government regulations around AI will go far enough?

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SB 339: State Corporation Commission; cost allocation proceedings for certain electric utilities. Directs the State Corporation Commission to conduct proceedings to review cost allocation among different customer classifications for certain electric utilities. For Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power, the Commission is directed to determine if the cost allocation of transmission costs require customers that are not high-load customers, as defined in the bill, to unreasonably subsidize the transmission costs attributable to serving high-load customers by January 1, 2027. For Dominion Energy, the Commission is directed to determine if the current allocation of generation and distribution costs require customers that are not high-load customers to unreasonably subsidize the generation and distribution costs attributable to serving high-load customers by January 1, 2028.

SB 619: Electric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities. Prohibits any person from operating a high-load facility, defined in the bill as a facility whose electricity demand exceeds 90 megawatts that was not operating before January 1, 2027, without first having obtained a certificate of operation from the State Corporation Commission. The bill includes factors for the Commission to consider in reviewing a petition to operate a high-load facility. The bill establishes a presumption that a high-load facility shall be considered to have met certain requirements if the high-load facility has secured sufficient contracts for energy storage resources or zero-carbon electric generating resources or that the high-load facility has a plan to implement sufficient demand reduction measures. The bill also requires the Commission to consider certain factors in a review of a petition for a certificate to operate a high-load facility, including whether there is sufficient energy, capacity, and grid infrastructure to support the operation of the high-load facility and whether the operation of the high-load facility would create an unreasonable cross-subsidy across customers served by the incumbent electric utility.

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APPENDIX

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