Lawmakers seek 'blue-ribbon commission' to study impacts of AI tools
The wheels of government have finally begun to turn on the issue of generative AI regulation. US Representatives Ted Lieu and Ken Buck introduced legislation on Monday that would establish a 20-person commission to study ways to “mitigate the risks and possible harms” of AI while “protecting” America's position as a global technology power.
The bill would require the Executive branch to appoint experts from throughout government, academia and industry to conduct the study over the course of two years, producing three reports during that period. The president would appoint eight members of the committee, while Congress, in an effort"to ensure bipartisanship," would split the remaining 12 positions evenly between the two parties .
"[Generative AI] can be disruptive to society, from the arts to medicine to architecture to so many different fields, and it could also potentially harm us and that's why I think we need to take a somewhat different approach,” Lieu told the
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