AI for National Security Act Reintroduced in House of Representatives

Summary
Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) reintroduced the AI for National Security Act (H.R. 1718), which clarifies and codifies the United States Department of Defense’s authority to procure AI-based endpoint security tools in order to improve cyber defenses of their systems.
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