The House task force comes after the Senate formed a bipartisan team focused on AI that convened a series of AI forums last year, but the upper chamber has yet to pass on any new AI regulation.
The research panel of the House task force will be chaired by Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), and the group will produce a report with recommendations for the future and bipartisan policy proposals related to AI, our colleague
Lauren Irwin reported.
The task force’s mission is to ensure the U.S. is leading on global AI innovation, while also considering appropriate guardrails as the technology raises potential security concerns.
“Because advancements in artificial intelligence have the potential to rapidly transform our economy and our society, it is important for Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to understand and plan for both the promises and the complexities of this transformative technology,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a statement.
The announcement comes one month after a bipartisan group of lawmakers said they would created a “working group” on AI.
Jeffries said in a statement that “certain guardrails” are necessary to protect the public. He said bipartisan solutions are necessary to protect people from “bad actors” who may exploit the emerging tech.
“The Members appointed to this Task Force bring a wide range of experience and expertise across the committees of jurisdiction and I look forward to working with them to tackle these issues in a bipartisan way,” he wrote.
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