Legislation & Litigation , Standards, Regulations & Compliance

AI Industry Coalition Seeks to Codify US Safety Institute

Tech Giants, AI Firms, Academics Urge Congress to Take Action by Term-End
AI Industry Coalition Seeks to Codify US Safety Institute
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A coalition of more than 60 artificial intelligence industry players is pushing U.S. lawmakers to prioritize passing legislation that would codify the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute before the current term ends.

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A letter from the Information Technology Industry Council and Americans for Responsible Innovation received support from big tech companies such as Google and Meta, AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as non-profits and academic institutions. Defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Palantir, and academic institutions such as Carnegie Mellon University are also signatories.

The signatories asked Congress to authorize and provide resources for the institute, nestled within the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, before the next legislative term starts on Jan. 3.

The letter said the action would allow the U.S. to maintain its influence in the development of science-backed standards and technical work for the responsible development of advanced AI systems. "There is a critical opportunity for the U.S. to lead multilateral efforts through its own AI Safety Institute - or risk letting other countries write the rules for this powerful technology," it said.

The letter asked the House and the Senate to combine the separate bills to support the codification of the U.S. AI Safety Institute.

The bills, the Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act and the AI Advancement and Reliability Act call for an AI institute run by NIST that would focus on research, develop standards and public-private partnerships to advance AI.

"After all the footwork this Congress has done to educate members on AI issues, this is the single most important AI policy lawmakers can pass before the end of the year," said ARI President Brad Carson, adding that it was "an easy, bipartisan step forward Congress can take right now."

The Department of Commerce set up the U.S. AI Safety Institute last year to focus on evaluating the safety of advanced AI models, as a follow-up to President Joe Biden's AI executive order. Because it was established through administrative procedure rather than authorized by Congress, another administration could shut it down - as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has vowed to do through his party's 2024 political platform.


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Rashmi Ramesh

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Ramesh has seven years of experience writing and editing stories on finance, enterprise and consumer technology, and diversity and inclusion. She has previously worked at formerly News Corp-owned TechCircle, business daily The Economic Times and The New Indian Express.




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