Lawmakers Push a Bipartisan AI Rules Bill: California Brief

CA Rep. Co-Sponsors AI Transparency Bill

Rep. Sara Jacobs (left) is one of the co-sponsors of a bill calling for AI transparency requirements

Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg

New bipartisan legislation would require companies creating the largest AI models to disclose more information about how their products are built, Oma Seddiq reports.

Industry players have asked the federal government to lead on so-called transparency requirements so they have one guideline to comply with rather than several rules in states like California, New York, and Colorado. The AI Foundation Model Transparency Act (H.R. 8094) follows the White House’s release of a national AI framework that would override state laws and comes as lawmakers consider a broader package this year.

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