Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Unveil Bipartisan AI Framework
Summary
The Senate Commerce hearing featured testimony from BSA | The Software Alliance and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI). During the hearing, Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, outlined the benefits of AI but also outlined the need to confront misuse by bad actors and set rules of the road. Subcommittee Ranking Member Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) outlined the need to mitigate consumer harm, promote trust and transparency, and identify risks, including the threat posed by China’s advancement of AI. Both the Chair and Ranking Member also called for the enactment of comprehensive data privacy legislation alongside movement of any AI proposals.
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