The rapid development of artificial intelligence has sparked calls for more regulation of the technology, prompting even leaders in the AI space to act in Washington.
Several New Yorkers in Congress have heeded the call, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has called for bipartisan action.
What you need to know
- Just this week, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced plans for a series of bipartisan conferences in the Senate to consider how AI works and what it means for national security.
- Schumer is already pushing legislation aimed at increasing transparency around AI-generated content.
- Rep. Richie Torres and Yvette Clark introduced legislation that would put a disclaimer on AI-generated content.Clarke’s proposal focuses specifically on campaign advertising
- Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis released a video this week that incorporates a potentially AI-generated fake image of Donald Trump hugging Dr. Anthony Fauci.
“21st-century elected representatives cannot ignore AI any more than we can ignore national security, job creation, and civil liberties,” Schumer said in a recent speech on the Senate floor. said in a statement.
Just this week, the New York Democrats announced plans for a series of bipartisan briefings for the Senate to examine how AI works and what it means for national security.
Schumer is already pushing legislation aimed at increasing transparency around AI-generated content.
“It won’t be long before we start seeing dramatic changes with AI in our workplaces, classrooms, living rooms, and just about everywhere in our lives,” he says.
On the other side of the Capitol, New Yorkers in the US House of Representatives are doing preliminary construction at a potential guardrail.
Last month, Democratic Rep. Yvette Clark introduced a bill that would require disclaimers for AI-generated content in political ads.
“Things heat up quickly during elections. I think it makes sense to make sure there are disclaimers,” Clark said.
Her efforts gained new strength this week with remarks from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. posted a video On Twitter, he attacked fellow Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump by posting a fake image of the president embracing Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former White House chief medical adviser hated by many conservatives.
The images that would become landmarks in rapidly evolving technology could have been created by artificial intelligence.
Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Richie Torres went one step further with a new bill that would require disclaimers for all AI-generated content.
The Federal Trade Commission will be tasked with enforcing this requirement.
Torres argues that this is a starting point, not a silver bullet.
“If you’re looking at text or an image, or if you’re listening to audio or watching a video, you have the right to know if it’s a product of artificial intelligence,” he said.
Congress is heavily divided along partisan lines, but Schumer hopes that Republicans and Democrats can unite on an AI bill, as they did last Congress on the CHIPS bill, which would boost domestic production of semiconductors.
Torres insists he really has no choice but to get to work.
“Artificial intelligence is so revolutionary that it is bipartisan.
