When it comes to US AI rules, there's too many cooks

"It's been well established in the first year of Trump's second presidency that AI is a priority for the administration. Even prior to Trump taking office, government generative AI use cases had surged, growing ninefold between 2023 and 2024. In recent months, agencies have cut numerous deals with most leading AI companies under the General Services Administration's Trump-driven OneGov contracting strategy."

"According to a report published on Tuesday, the GAO identified 94 separate "AI-related government-wide requirements" that agencies have to adhere to - and those rules aren't centralized under a single management body. AI rules and requirements come from ten separate executive-branch oversight and advisory groups, including the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Department of Commerce, GSA, and National Science Foundation. Those groups help set and police requirements drawn from five AI-related laws, six executive orders, and three guidance documents,"

"In short, there are a lot of rules and regulations surrounding federal government AI use to account for, making for a tricky - and possibly shifting - deployment path for agencies to navigate. The GAO declined to take a stance on whether there were too many AI regulations for federal agencies to account for, or whether a central AI regulation for federal use is necessary to streamline operations, but its own prior work suggests"

AI has become a top administration priority, with government generative AI use cases increasing ninefold between 2023 and 2024 and agencies rapidly securing access via OneGov contracts. The Government Accountability Office identified 94 separate AI-related government-wide requirements that are not centralized under a single management body. Those requirements originate from ten executive-branch oversight and advisory groups and derive from five AI-related laws, six executive orders, and three guidance documents. The resulting regulatory complexity creates a tricky and potentially shifting deployment path for federal agencies. The GAO declined to take a position on whether consolidation is needed.

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