Two dozen leading AI organizations and individuals draw a redline for the Senate
On Wednesday, a coalition of over two dozen AI policy organizations and AI safety leaders urged the Senate to include clear, binding AI safety standards in any AI regulatory framework. Following the OpenAI-Hugging Face breach earlier this summer and alarming warnings from AI researchers, Members of Congress are facing new pressure to pass legislation creating AI safeguards. As a bill proposal from Sens. John Thune and Amy Klobuchar attracts attention in the Senate, the coalition letter draws a clear redline for lawmakers on what must be included in any proposed regulatory framework.
Read the letter: Any AI Framework Must Include Binding Safety Standards
“We strongly request that any AI regulatory framework empower the government, not AI companies, to set mandatory, binding, and enforceable safety standards for advanced AI,” the coalition wrote in today’s letter. “Experience has proven time and again that tech companies cannot be allowed to set their own rules when it comes to the safety of their products. With our national security and the future of American communities at stake, we strongly urge you to ensure that forthcoming AI governance legislation meets this minimum requirement.”
In addition to highlighting the need for clear safety standards, today’s coalition letter urged the Senate that any acceptable AI framework should preserve the rights of the states to establish additional regulations beyond those set by Congress.
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