A highly anticipated regulatory federal framework on artificial intelligence aims to override specific state laws regulating cutting-edge models, impose safety testing requirements on companies, and boost US education, research, and development into AI.
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), vice chair of the congressional AI caucus, and Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), both members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee with jurisdiction over the AI industry, plan to roll out the “Great American AI Act” Thursday. The 269-page sweeping proposal, to be released in discussion draft form, seeks to promote the technology’s growth while creating targeted guardrails and federal rules of the ...