On May 8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a roadmap proposal on artificial intelligence at the U.S. Capitol on behalf of the bipartisan Senate working group.
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On May 8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a roadmap proposal on artificial intelligence at the U.S. Capitol on behalf of the bipartisan Senate working group.
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A bipartisan group of senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has released a long-awaited report detailing actions congressional committees can take to address the advances and risks of artificial intelligence.
“Congress cannot and will not solve all of the challenges posed by artificial intelligence today,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said at a news conference Wednesday. “But we can enact smart, bipartisan legislation guided by urgency and humility.” The basis for policy advice.”
What’s in the proposal?
The report’s goal is to reach $32 billion by 2026, which is consistent with the National Artificial Intelligence Security Council’s 2021 report.
This working group’s roadmap includes the following recommendations:
* Increase funding for artificial intelligence innovation to “remain globally competitive”
* Ensure enforcement of existing AI laws and address any unintended bias
* Consider the impact artificial intelligence will have on the U.S. workforce, including potential job displacement and requirements to train workers
* Addressing issues related to deepfakes, specifically election content and “non-consensual intimate images”
* Mitigating the threat of “potential long-term risk scenarios”
Schumer said he plans to meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson soon to ensure the effort has support from both chambers.
Bipartisan path after months of review
The 30-page roadmap is the culmination of nine forums convened by a bipartisan Senate working group involving more than 150 artificial intelligence experts, including Schumer and Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich. , as well as Republican Senators Todd Young and Mike Rounds.
“We had experts from all walks of life — people from the tech industry, of course, but also people from the civil rights and labor circles and critics of artificial intelligence — all coming together and talking to each other and coming up with two There are questions we have to answer and solutions to some of those questions,” Schumer said.
Schumer touted the potential for “transformative innovation” that harnessing the power of artificial intelligence could bring.
“That sense of reaching for the stars — that artificial intelligence might eliminate cancer, eliminate world hunger, prevent us from being attacked,” he said, before adding that Congress must also anticipate potential threats.
“We know that AI can cause harm, whether it’s harm to the workforce, biases built into the system or intellectual property rights issues,” he said. “So we also need innovation to come up with ways to minimize those liabilities.”
Schumer stressed that the Senate would not pursue a large comprehensive package on the issue, but would instead rely on committees to advance portions of the report related to their areas of expertise.
The report was released a few days after OpenAI announced an upgrade to ChatGPT.
