By Arizona Digital Free Press
Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives said Tuesday they are forming a bipartisan task force to explore potential legislation to address concerns around artificial intelligence.
Efforts in Congress to pass legislation addressing AI have stalled despite numerous high-level forums and legislative proposals over the past year.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the task force would be charged with producing a comprehensive report and consider “guardrails that may be appropriate to safeguard the nation against current and emerging threats.”
Generative AI — which can create text, photos and videos in response to open-ended prompts — has spurred excitement as well as fears it could make some jobs obsolete, upend elections and potentially overpower humans and have catastrophic effects.
“Artificial intelligence is already in the process of revolutionizing the way the world does business, but it comes with many sacrifices and unanswered questions. Unfortunately, many of our current laws are ill-equipped to handle some of the challenges created by AI technology. We desperately need to modernize our intellectual property, privacy, advertising, and consumer protection laws to address the gaps created by modern AI tools. We also need to create the resources for small businesses, startups, and workers to ensure that AI tech can benefit everyone.”
-Paul Coble, chair of Rose Law Group technology, AI and IP departments
