A bipartisan congressional task force released a report containing guiding principles and policy proposals to ensure America is a world leader in responsible AI innovation. The task force hopes the report will be used by future Congress bodies to regulate a developing technology that lawmakers admit they don’t know much about.
“We’re advocating for a light touch regulatory environment where we enact the protections that need to be enacted to protect Americans from the malicious and harmful uses of AI, while it’s still creating a regulatory environment that allows AI innovation to flourish in America. And that’s the balance we’re trying to achieve,” Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., said.
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Obernolte co-chaired the task force with Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif.
The lawmakers want incrementalism. Congress is not going to pass a comprehensive regulatory package that’s meant to last forever. This is going to happen with small bills that are specific to new developments and changes in the industry.
“We don’t think it’s possible to know enough now about artificial intelligence to be able to pass one single bill of thousands of pages and accomplish everything all at once. We think it requires an incremental approach,” Obernolte said.
Lawmakers also know AI will one day be all encompassing. So they made specific suggestions for different sectors and issues.
The various areas include:
- Intellectual property.
- Privacy protections.
- Civil rights.
- Agriculture.
- National security.
- Health care.
If all goes to plan, AI will have a more utopian effect. For agriculture, AI can help increase crop yield by assisting with production, harvest and processing. AI could also help improve diagnostic accuracy in health care.
Private sector leaders in AI innovation applauded Congress’ effort to stay ahead of the game.
“We’ve long advocated for risk-based regulation promoting safe, trustworthy, and innovative AI. The task force’s findings are an important step in advancing a policy framework that fosters open and responsible AI innovation,” IBM Vice President Christina Montgomery said in a statement.
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Chris Lehane, Open AI’s chief global affairs officer, stated, “I also appreciate that the report contains specific calls for increased government support for AI research and development, literacy and workforce training programs, and public-private partnerships designed to maximize America’s current lead in AI.”
There are dozens of AI related bills that have been introduced, most of which are in the earliest stages of the legislative process.
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A bipartisan Congressional task force released a report containing guiding principles and policy proposals to ensure America leads the world in responsible AI innovation. The task force hopes the report will be used by future Congresses to regulate a developing technology that lawmakers admit they don’t know much about.
Jay Obernolte, R-CA: “I think that there’s an awful lot that needs to be done. I think it’d be more accurate to say we’re advocating for a light touch regulatory environment where we enact the protections that need to be enacted to protect Americans from the malicious and harmful uses of AI, while it’s still creating a regulatory environment that allows AI innovation to flourish in America. And that’s the balance we’re trying to achieve.”
Big picture – they want incrementalism. Congress is not going to pass a comprehensive regulatory package that’s meant to last forever. This is going to happen with small bills that are specific to new developments and changes in the industry.
Jay Obernolte, R-CA: “We don’t think it’s possible to know enough now about artificial intelligence to be able to pass one single bill of 1000s of pages and accomplish everything all at once. We think it requires an incremental approach.”
Lawmakers also know AI will one day be all encompassing.
So they made specific suggestions for different sectors and issues, including: intellectual property, privacy protections, civil rights, agriculture, national security, and healthcare.
If all goes to plan, AI will have a more utopian effect.
For Agriculture – AI can help increase crop yield by assisting with production, harvest, and processing. AI could help improve diagnostic accuracy in health care.
Private sector leaders in AI innovation applauded Congress’ effort to stay ahead of the game.
IBM VP Christina Montgomery said in a statement, “We’ve long advocated for risk-based regulation promoting safe, trustworthy, and innovative AI. The task force’s findings are an important step in advancing a policy framework that fosters open and responsible AI innovation.”
Open AI’s Chief Global Affairs officer said, “I also appreciate that the report contains specific calls for increased government support for AI research and development, literacy and workforce training programs, and public-private partnerships designed to maximize America’s current lead in AI.”
There are dozens of AI related bills that have been introduced, most of which are in the earliest stages of the legislative process.
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