Government AI funding among priorities in Senate working group roadmap
The roadmap for artificial intelligence policy encourages the executive branch and appropriators to support $32 billion in annual innovation funding.
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Bipartisan House bill seeks labeling and disclosures for AI deepfakes
The Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act also charges NIST with the development of standards to identify and label AI-generated content.
Bipartisan bill would mandate disclosure of ‘substantial’ AI use in political ads
The legislation would require disclosure of AI-generated content and direct the Federal Election Commission to deal with violations quickly.
First crack at comprehensive AI legislation coming early 2024 from Senate Commerce Chair Cantwell
Sources tell FedScoop that the Washington Democrat will introduce a series of bipartisan bills related to artificial intelligence issues in the coming weeks.
AI watermarking could be exploited by bad actors to spread misinformation. But experts say the tech still must be adopted quickly
As Washington putters on AI watermarking legislation, TikTok and Adobe are leading the way with transparency standards.
AI deepfake detection requires NSF and DARPA funding and new legislation, congressman says
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said additional funding of DARPA and NSF is “critical” to creating advanced and effective deepfake detection tools.
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Senate lawmakers see a need to legislate against deepfakes threatening elections, but can’t come to terms with how
The Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act offers one path to legislation that would curtail the use of deepfakes that threaten elections.
USCIS pursuing broader data-sharing agreements with other agencies
Existing agreements are often old and fail to account for agencies' need to repurpose and reuse the data.
DHS’s forthcoming biometrics system presents unmitigated privacy risks
Iris and facial recognition services that the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology system will provide could be thwarted by deepfakes.
GAO’s foresight shop has its eyes wide open for 2020
The Center for Strategic Foresight got to work quickly upon its creation in 2019. The team of nonresident fellows is planning another conference soon in 2020.