Sens. Cantwell, Young, Blackburn, and Hickenlooper Unveil AI Innovation Act

April 18, 2024

United StatesU.S. Congress

Summary

On April 18, 2024, Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Gang of Four Member Todd Young (R-IN) notably joined Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) in unveiling the Future of AI Innovation Act (S. 4178), which authorizes the U.S. AI Safety Institute at NIST to promote the development of voluntary standards, and creates testbeds with national labs. The bill text is available here, and the section-by-section is available here.

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