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On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with a bipartisan trio of senators, unveiled a sweeping blueprint to shape how Congressional committees will approach this technology in upcoming legislation, and A federal law governing the United States is one step closer to reality.
A 31-page roadmap released this week calls for billions of dollars in government spending to accelerate AI research and development, and calls for billions of dollars in government spending to accelerate AI research and development. This reflects the company's previous commitment to prioritize innovation. A highly competitive field.
It has also directed multiple Senate committees to devise guardrails for AI to address some of the biggest risks, such as AI discrimination, job displacement, and election interference.
“Taking advantage of AI's potential requires a collaborative approach, and that's exactly what our bipartisan AI Working Group has been leading,” Schumer said Wednesday. .
Some of the proposals in this document are long-standing, such as enacting a national data privacy law that would give consumers more control over their personal information and help regulate the use of such data by AI companies. reflects the goals of Congress.
Other bills appear to be modeled on laws adopted in the European Union, such as a proposal to ban the use of AI in social scoring systems similar to the one introduced by the Chinese government.
It called on a congressional committee to develop a consistent policy on when and how to impose export controls on “powerful AI systems” or whether to designate certain AI models as classified for national security purposes. ing.
This roadmap supports the recommendation announced in the National Security Council on Artificial Intelligence's 2021 report to allocate at least $32 billion annually, or at least 1% of U.S. GDP, to AI research and development. are doing.
The organizing plan follows months of meetings and consultation sessions with top technology companies, civil rights leaders, labor unions, and intellectual property owners. Schumer will personally lead the group, along with Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, and Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana. After standing and leading the effort, he is trying to reinvigorate a legislative push that began last year.
“This roadmap is the most comprehensive and impactful bipartisan recommendation on artificial intelligence ever issued by the Legislature,” Young said Wednesday.
The latest plan will help Senate leaders figure out how to move from the learning stage to the action stage by tasking the committee with crafting legislation that could be passed in stages. It highlights what is happening. Schumer has previously said that with the 2024 election looming, passing legislation aimed at protecting elections from AI interference could be a top priority.
Schumer said regulating artificial intelligence is a unique challenge for Congress and vowed to create an expedited timeline in months, not years. But policy analysts and some congressional aides question whether Congress can pass significant legislation to regulate AI in an election year.
Meanwhile, the European Union is moving rapidly forward with AI regulation, with a landmark EU AI in the trade bloc banning certain AI applications entirely and imposing significant restrictions on others deemed “high risk.” The law was given final approval in March.
On Wednesday, some in the tech industry praised the Senate's release of the roadmap.
“This AI Policy Roadmap is an encouraging start with a focus on protecting the screen and recording industries from the use of unauthorized replicas,” said Dana Rao, General Counsel and Chief Trust Officer at Adobe. Masu. “It will be important for governments to provide protection across the wider creative ecosystem.”
Rao called on lawmakers to pass legislation creating a national right against impersonation to protect artists from AI-generated clones of themselves.
“Technology knows no borders, and as a global leader in innovation, the United States needs a clear national AI policy with guardrails to ensure American innovation in AI can safely thrive,” Consumer Technology Association CEO , said Gary Shapiro.
Some consumer advocates were more critical of the roadmap's vague recommendations for addressing AI risks.
“This framework passionately proposes to funnel American tax dollars into AI research and development for military, defense, and private sector profiteering purposes, while also providing technology support for police, immigration, and labor rights.” “It makes little sense about some of the most important and urgent AI policy issues, such as impact,” said Evan Greer, director of the advocacy group Fight for the Future. It reads like something written by a Big Tech lobbyist.”