Sens. Romney, Reed, Moran, King Unveil Framework to Mitigate Extreme AI Risks
Summary
On April 17, 2024, Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Angus King (I-ME) proposed a new legislative framework to mitigate extreme AI risks, 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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