Two new bipartisan bills addressing issues of transparency and innovation associated with using artificial intelligence (AI) have been proposed in the United States.
On June 8, Gary Peters, Mike Braun, and James Lankford introduced the first bill requiring the government to be transparent with its use of artificial intelligence.
Under such a measure, U.S. government agencies would be required to inform the public when they interact with AI and provide a mechanism for citizens to appeal decisions made by AI.
Braun declared:
“The federal government needs to be proactive and transparent with AI utilization and ensure that decisions aren’t being made without humans in the driver’s seat.”
Democratic Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Warner, along with Republican Senator Todd Young, introduced the second measure to establish an official Office of Global Competition Analysis.
This new division aims to keep the United States at the forefront of AI development. Bennet remarked that:
“We cannot afford to lose our competitive edge in strategic technologies like semiconductors, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence to competitors like China.“
The bills were introduced following an announcement by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for three forthcoming AI briefings to educate legislators on the technology.
Legislators around the world are beginning to discuss regulations on artificial intelligence.
This week, British officials emphasized the need for AI models to be governed similarly to the medical and nuclear power industries. Another British official warned on the same day that they could threaten humanity if these models are not under control within the next two years.
In the meantime, European legislators are finalizing the Artificial Intelligence Act of the European Union, a comprehensive set of regulations for developing and deploying generative AI.
European regulators have adopted a similarly urgent approach to AI regulation, recently announcing that they are considering mandating that all AI-generated content be labeled as such.
