Rep. Anna Paulina Luna denies using AI to draft defense bill text

In short: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says her office used AI for spelling and grammar in an amendment summary, but not to write any bill text.

What happened

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, responded after people on X shared screenshots from a summary tied to a major defense bill, the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.

The screenshot included text that appeared to show “Claude responded,” referring to Claude, an AI chatbot made by Anthropic (a chatbot is like a computer program you can talk to, similar to a very advanced autocomplete).

Luna first posted that staff used AI to correct draft text and did not edit it. After people began speculating that her staff used AI to write the amendment itself, she edited her post. She said AI was only used to spellcheck and grammar check the amendment summary, not the actual amendment text.

In a follow-up post, Luna added that “NO legislation is ever drafted with AI.” She said bill text in the House comes from the House Legislative Council and that it is prohibited from using AI.

Why it matters

This is another example of AI tools showing up in official work in ways that can confuse people. Even if AI is only used like a proofreader (like running a document through spellcheck), leftover notes or copied text can make it look like the AI helped write the actual policy. That matters because laws and legal documents need to be clear, traceable, and accountable.

Source: The Verge AI