S 1356
118th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
ASSESS AI Act
Introduced: April 27, 2023
Introduced by:
Bennet, Michael F.
Democratic
· Colorado
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Apr 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Assuring Safe, Secure, Ethical, and Stable Systems for AI Act or the ASSESS AI Act
This bill directs the President to appoint a task force to assess the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties implications of artificial intelligence (AI).
The task force shall
- assess existing policy, regulatory, and legal gaps for AI applications and associated data; and
- make recommendations to Congress and the President for legislative and regulatory reforms to ensure that uses of AI and associated data in federal government operations comport with freedom of expression, equal protection, privacy, civil liberties, civil rights, and due process.
The task force may (1) engage with representatives from a private sector organization, subject to specified requirements; and (2) recommend to Congress the creation of a similar task force focused on another emerging technology.
The task force shall terminate 18 months after its establishment.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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