John Thune, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, is set to unveil a major AI bill with backing from Amy Klobuchar — and says it's the opposite of the 'heavy-handed” plans he expects from Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
on legislation that would require companies to assess the impact of artificial intelligence systems and self-certify the safety of systems seen as particularly risky.
Thune expects to introduce the bill as soon as this week — and the Senate’s No. 2 Republican said his legislation will run counter to the “heavy-handed” approach to AI that he expects Sen. Majority Leader“I think it’ll be a bill that will be a good marker out there and be unlike some of the more heavy-handed regulatory approaches I suspect will be suggested by Sen. Schumer and others who have designs on this issue,” Thune told POLITICO on Wednesday.
Schumer spokesperson Allison Biasotti said the majority leader “does not view AI reforms as a partisan issue and believes the only way to fully harness its potential for good and limit its risks is through bipartisan action.” Schumer has spent months examining the possibility of new AI rules, although it remains unclear how the majority leader plans to legislate. Last week Schumer kicked off the first in a series of “AI Insight Forums,” where tech leaders spoke to lawmakers behind closed doors. But some senatorsat the lengthy listening process — and on Wednesday, Klobuchar said that Congress “just can’t wait” to set guidelines for the AI systems used to set credit ratings and otherwise impact people’s lives.
“It’s really important that we have standards in place, and I appreciate Sen. Thune’s leadership on this,” Klobuchar told POLITICO. The Democratic senator
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