Regulations and Government
U.S. Senate Bill Would Stand Up AI Standards Organization
Bipartisan senators introduced bill to foster AI R&D, collaboration
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A bipartisan group of U.S. Senate Commerce Committee members, led by Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), unveiled a bill on Thursday to foster research to support the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

Also sponsored by Sens. Todd Young (R-Indiana), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado), the Future of AI Innovation Act establishes a U.S. AI Safety Institute under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop voluntary standards while fostering collaboration between public and private sectors. The bill also would create AI technology testbeds at national labs, free up certain federal science data, and establish a grand challenge.

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