House Forms Bipartisan Task Force to Address AI Threats

Published on February 21, 2024

House lawmakers are forming a bipartisan task force to explore how Congress can bolster safety issues and emerging threats surrounding the growing development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a Feb. 20 press release that they have each appointed 12 members to the bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which will explore potential legislation to address concerns relating to AI. Each of the 24 members appointed to the task force represents “key committees of jurisdiction,” and will be jointly led by Republican chairman Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and Democratic co-chair Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), both of whom have experience in AI, lawmakers said....

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