SEC chair considers ‘innovation exemption’ for in-house AI testing
Paul Atkins told lawmakers he’s eyeing a “sandbox-like environment” for entrepreneurs. The idea seems to align with a bipartisan Senate bill and the White House’s AI Action…
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Lawmakers take another shot at NSF-run prizes for using AI to solve problems
The bipartisan, bicameral AI Grand Challenges Act would task NSF with overseeing $1 million competitions where innovators use AI to solve problems in health, energy, cyber and…
Lawmakers renew push for enforcement-free AI testing at financial agencies
Financial regulatory agencies would house AI innovation labs to test projects without “burdensome regulation or expectation of enforcement actions” under the bipartisan, bicameral bill.
Energy secretary signals reversal of some cuts to national labs
The White House budget proposal calls for $2.75 billion in cuts to the national laboratories, but Chris Wright told senators he’s “very open” to expanding the budget…
Bipartisan Senate bill seeks to leverage AI for new pandemic preparedness program
The bill would establish a program called “MedShield” that would use AI to protect against future pandemics.
Biomedical data center, financial services reporting included in Rounds’ AI bill package
Five bills from Senate AI Caucus co-chair Mike Rounds, R-S.D., proposals touching health, financial services and defense.
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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.
Former CIO for INR on how agencies are leveraging data as a core asset
Dominic Cussatt, former CIO for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the Dept. of State joins FedScoop at the Cloudera Government Forum 2022.
Congressional staff lay out possible AI agenda for next term
The 117th Congress should focus on furthering artificial intelligence transparency, continuing industry partnership and ensuring agency funding for AI projects.
Senators introduce bipartisan national AI strategy
The Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act would invest $2.2 billion over five years and charge several agencies with focusing on the technology.