Senators Introduce Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation and Accountability Act
Summary
On November 15, 2023, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) unveiled his long-awaited AI certification bill—the Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation and Accountability Act (S. 3312; onepager available here). The legislation outlines content provenance and detection standards to be developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST is also tasked with developing recommendations for federal agencies on guardrails for “high-risk” AI systems and provides new definitions of “generative,” “high-impact” and “critical impact” systems, with distinctions made between developers and deployers. The bill requires companies deploying “critical-impact AI” to conduct risk assessments and submit transparency reports to the Commerce Department. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roger Wicker (R-MS), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM).
