Sens. Blumenthal & Hawley Announce Bipartisan Framework on Artificial Intelligence Legislation

US Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bipartisan legislative framework to establish guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI). The framework lays out specific principles for upcoming legislative efforts, the establishment of an independent oversight body, ensuring legal accountability for harms, defending national security, promoting transparency, and protecting consumers and kids. The framework would:

• Establish a Licensing Regime Administered by an Independent Oversight Body
• Ensure Legal Accountability for Harms
• Defend National Security and International Competition
• Protect Consumers and Kids