U.S. Lawmakers Introduce No Adversarial AI Act
Summary
On June 25, 2025, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), along with a bipartisan group of members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), announced the introduction of the No Adversarial AI Act. The bill seeks to prohibit federal agencies from using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies controlled by foreign adversaries, which currently includes North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran. The No Adversarial AI Act would:
- Direct the Federal Acquisition Security Council to develop, publish, and regularly update a list containing any AI that is produced or developed by a foreign adversary; and
- Restrict federal agencies from using AI developed by foreign adversarial entities, with exceptions for research, testing, counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities, or mission-critical functions upon written notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress.
Impacted Sectors
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