Bipartisan Senators Release Framework For Mitigating Extreme AI Risk

April 16, 2024

United StatesU.S. Congress

Summary

Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Angus King (I-ME) have proposed a legislative framework, titled “Framework For Mitigating Extreme AI Risk,” urging senators already working on the issue to establish federal oversight of frontier model hardware development and deployment to mitigate AI-enabled extreme risks from biological, chemical, cyber and nuclear threats. The four lawmakers outlined their plans in a letter to the Gang of Four.

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