Chuck Schumer just fired the Senate’s AI starting gun
May 15, 2024
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Reggie Babin, Chuck Schumer's former chief counsel, discusses the new AI policy roadmap proposed by the Senate Majority Leader. Topics include bipartisan efforts in AI research, collaboration between tech companies and government in regulatory frameworks, and navigating Senate priorities in AI policy.
Senate's AI policy roadmap calls for significant investment in AI research and training workforce.
Bipartisan collaboration emphasizes the importance of legislative action and shaping AI regulation.
Deep dives
Senate's AI Policy Roadmap Recommendations
The Senate's bipartisan report on artificial intelligence proposes a significant investment of at least $32 billion per year for AI research and development in non-defense agencies. It emphasizes the need for legislation focusing on areas like training the new AI workforce and preventing online child sexual abuse material. While the report overlooks divisive issues like AI-generated election content, it endorses select AI bills and emphasizes the importance of shaping AI regulation through committee actions.
Bipartisanship in AI Regulation Efforts
The bipartisan collaboration among Senators Schumer, Heinrich, Young, and Rounds in developing the AI policy roadmap highlights a concerted effort to maintain bipartisanship in addressing AI's impact on national and economic security. The senators' consensus on the significance of AI to various sectors underscores a collective commitment to legislative action and the creation of a manageable regulatory framework.
Challenges and Future Prospects in AI Legislation
The AI policy roadmap underscores a collaborative approach between government and industry to navigate AI's regulatory landscape. While the roadmap offers clarity and a stamp of approval on certain policies, challenges remain in translating the roadmap into concrete legislative action. The evolving nature of AI discourse necessitates ongoing collaboration, despite potential disagreements and the cyclical influences of political transitions.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s AI policy roadmap is out this morning. The bipartisan report, co-authored with Sens. Martin Heinrich, Todd Young and Mike Rounds, calls for big bucks for AI research, and legislation in areas like workforce training. It’s expected to kick off a flurry of legislative action in the Senate, even as the election rapidly approaches. Reggie Babin, an attorney and lobbyist at Akin, worked as Schumer’s chief counsel until 2022. He joins POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly to break down the impact of the new AI roadmap.