Source: https://righttointelligence.org/
Publisher: Right to Intelligence
Relevant To: Local/open-source AI advocacy; parallels BPA’s offline privacy-preserving tool interest
Verification Status: Verified — Limited Site Content, Context via Hacker News Discussion
Notes: Confirmed via site fetch (mostly a JS app shell — limited static content) plus a Hacker News discussion thread (112 points, 42 comments) providing context. Right to Intelligence (righttointelligence.org) is a grassroots advocacy campaign with the tagline “Protect your right to run local AI. Sign in ten seconds, call your state office in two minutes.” Per HN commenters who examined the site’s asks, its core request to state legislatures is to “support clear safe-harbor language for lawful local AI ownership, research, model modification, open-source publication, and local execution.” Context per HN discussion: likely responding to (1) a December 2025 Trump executive order directing agencies to identify and potentially preempt state AI laws seen as burdensome, and (2) concerns that laws like California’s AI Transparency Act are structurally incompatible with open-source model licensing (GitHub and others have publicly flagged this). The campaign appears to be a “right to repair”-style effort specifically for locally-run/open-weight AI models, as a hedge against increasing federal and state regulatory consolidation favoring large closed-model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google). Relevant to Jonathan’s documented interest in offline/privacy-preserving AI tools (Whisper, Google Edge Gallery/Gemma) — this campaign’s goals (protecting the right to run local models without cloud dependency) directly parallel BPA’s general preference for privacy-preserving, non-surveillance-dependent technology. Worth periodic follow-up as the campaign matures and specific state bills are identified — content was thin at time of review.