Senate Unveils $32 Billion Bipartisan AI Policy to Boost Innovation and Protect Privacy
May 18, 2024Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. Sen. Todd Young, and the Bipartisan AI Working Group introduced a 31-page Bipartisan AI Policy Roadmap.
The roadmap proposes a $32 billion annual investment over three years and addresses a wide range of AI-related issues.
Key issues covered include data privacy, election protection, job displacement, and intellectual property reforms.
Specific provisions include protecting publicity rights in AI, implementing disclosure and transparency requirements, and increasing funding for AI innovation.
Other focuses are investing in national defense, addressing AI in political ads, and establishing privacy and legal liability for AI usage.
The roadmap was developed through nine forums that gathered input from experts in various fields.
The goal is to help committee chairs identify bipartisan consensus areas and advance AI legislation to keep the U.S. a leader in AI technology.
Indiana lawmakers have already taken steps to address AI issues, showing a commitment to making AI beneficial to all Americans and ensuring competitiveness in the digital economy.
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Sources
Vanity Fair • May 16, 2024
Why Congress’s AI Plan Was Doomed From the StartGovTech • May 16, 2024
Proposed Federal Annual Spend on Non-Defense AI: $32 BillionNational Law Review • May 16, 2024
Senate Leadership Releases Sweeping AI Policy Agenda Calling for $32 Billion in R&D Funding — AI: The Washington Report