Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act
Summary
Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ted Budd (R-NC), alongside Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), have introduced the Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act (S. 2399/H.R. 4702) to study the potential threats of AI on US biosecurity. The bill would require the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to monitor advancements in AI and how it could be used to develop novel pathogens, and issue a report on the potential risks. Sens. Markey and Budd have also introduced the Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats Act (S. 2346), which would require the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a strategy for public health preparedness and response to AI threats.
