Cruz unveils new AI framework as blueprint for future legislation
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Cruz unveils new AI framework as blueprint for future legislation
"Ensuring American artificial intelligence tools become the global operating standard is the central mission of Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's new AI Legislative Framework, released on Wednesday alongside his long-awaited SANDBOX ACT. The AI sandbox bill, which would create a federal AI testing setup within the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, serves as part of the first pillar of Cruz's new strategy that proposes a broad plan for Congressional legislative priorities surrounding AI."
"The strategy is centered around five pillars: unleashing American innovation and long-term growth; protecting free speech in the AI age; preventing a patchwork of burdensome AI regulation; stopping nefarious use of AI against Americans; and defending human value and dignity. "While this list is not exhaustive, it provides a starting point for discussion with both my colleagues and the administration on legislation that ensures the United States wins the AI race and benefits from this transformative technology," Cruz said during a Wednesday Senate Commerce hearing."
A new legislative framework and SANDBOX Act propose creating a federal AI regulatory sandbox within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to test AI under federal oversight. The strategy defines five pillars: unleashing American innovation and growth; protecting free speech; avoiding a patchwork of state regulations; preventing nefarious uses of AI; and defending human dignity. Action items include exemptions for sandbox participants, protections against digital scams and fraud, reinvigorated bioethics in policy, and clarified federal standards to prevent burdensome state rules, favoring light-touch regulation with industry involvement.
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