Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required.

This week we’re looking closely at AI legislative efforts in the United States, including:

Senator Schumer's AI Insight Forum
The Blumenthal-Hawley framework for AI governance
Agencies proposed to govern digital platforms
State and local laws against AI surveillance
The National AI Research Resource (NAIRR)

Senator Schumer's AI Insight Forum

The CEOs of more than a dozen major AI companies gathered in Washington on Wednesday for a hearing with the Senate. Organized by Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a bipartisan group of Senators, this was the first of many hearings in their AI Insight Forum.

After the hearing, Senator Schumer said, “I asked everyone in the room, ‘Is government needed to play a role in regulating AI?’ and [...]

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Outline:

(00:30) Senator Schumer's AI Insight Forum

(01:20) The Blumenthal-Hawley Framework

(03:09) Agencies Proposed to Govern Digital Platforms

(04:46) Deepfakes and Watermarking Legislation

(06:12) State and Local Laws Against AI Surveillance

(06:52) National AI Research Resource (NAIRR)

(08:18) Links

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First published:
September 19th, 2023

Source:
https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/the-landscape-of-us-ai-legislation

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