“Group of Four” Call on Appropriators to Fund AI Safety Institute
Summary
On January 7, 2024, House and Senate leaders announced a fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding proposal that includes $772.7 billion for non-defense discretionary spending. Notably, ahead of the announcement, the “Group of Four”—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-MN) and Todd Young (R-IN)—sent a letter to appropriators outlining the need to include in the soon-to be negotiated Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations bill $10 million for the establishment of the NIST United States Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute
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