House and Senate Hold Hearings on Government Implementation of AI

Summary
On January 24, 2024, the Senate Rules Committee held a hearing on the use of AI in the Library of Congress, Government Publishing Office and the Smithsonian Institution. The following week, the House Administration Committee held a hearing titled, “Artificial Intelligence: Innovations within the Legislative Branch.” During the hearing, witnesses from the Government Publishing Office, the Library of Congress, the Government Accountability Office and the House of Representatives testified to how their respective organizations are using AI to modernize their processes. Further, all witnesses attested to abiding by the NIST AI Risk Management Framework to guide their implementation of AI.