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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Senate Democrat pushes for expansion to copyright act to include generative AI research

In a letter to the Library of Congress, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., proposed an expansion to an exemption for generative AI “good-faith security research.”

May 28, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, speaks with Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., before a hearing on June 9, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill calls on NSF to boost AI and quantum education

The NSF AI Education Act of 2024 from Sens. Moran and Cantwell tasks the National Science Foundation with supporting emerging tech outreach programs.

May 24, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D, N.Y., and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speak to reporters following a Senate Forum on Artificial Intelligence in the Russell Senate Office Building on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

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.

May 15, 2024 By Madison Alder

Sen. Chuck Schumer — Sen. Charles Schumer (Senate Democrats / Flickr)

Schumer says AI roadmap coming soon from Senate working group

The Senate majority leader said a roadmap from the chamber’s AI working group is coming soon and he’s hopeful legislation will be released in coming weeks and…

May 8, 2024 By Madison Alder

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 30, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for RIAA)

Bipartisan Senate bill on AI security would bolster voluntary cyber reporting processes

The AI Act of 2024 from Sens. Warner and Tillis calls on NIST and CISA to update databases and NSA to launch an AI security center.

May 2, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Senate Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks during a hearing at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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.

Jan 11, 2024 By Nihal Krishan

With AI development, Schumer says U.S. needs to hold competitive edge on China for national security

The Senate Majority Leader’s last AI forum focused on the importance of balancing national security with AI innovation in the race against China, efforts that also involve…

Dec 7, 2023 By Caroline Nihill

Committee chairman Sen. Joe Manchin speaks with ranking member Sen. John Barrasso as they arrive for a Senate Energy Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

At Senate hearing, lawmakers zero in on federal AI research goals, risks

Several topics came up in the hearing, including U.S. competitiveness with China, the threat of misinformation, the state of American supercomputers, and the prospect of using AI…

Sep 7, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst speaks during the third installment of The Senate Project at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on June 12, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Sen. Ernst calls for federal IGs to investigate employees ‘phoning it in’ during telework

In addition to impacts on service delivery, Ernst wants to know worksite attendance rates at each agency and if steps have been taken "to adjust bureaucrats’ location-based…

Aug 30, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

The Capitol dome is seen early Wednesday morning before Amb. William Taylor And Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State George Kent testify at the first public impeachment hearing before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill November 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Trade group calls for omnibus spending bill to include $100M for Technology Modernization Fund

The Alliance for Digital Innovation (ADI) in a missive called for lawmakers to adopt language that would provide $100 million for the Technology Modernization Fund.

Dec 12, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones