Rep. Jay Obernolte, who sponsors legislation to codify the government’s AI standards body, said the organization likely needs close to $100 million annually.

The discussion draft would authorize $100 million per fiscal year for a Center for AI Standards and Innovation and calls for oversight in government AI adoption.

The change comes after the Department of Commerce-based agency rebranded its AI Safety Institute as the Center for AI Standards and Innovation last year.

The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., would make American farmers more competitive on the global market.

The legislation from Reps. Lieu, Nunn and Beyer mandates agencies develop guidelines and use the AI Risk Management Framework.

Under the partnership, NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation will help GSA test and measure AI systems before federal agencies use them.

The legislation would create a testbed program, prize competition, and build upon recommendations from an AI advisory body.

The Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act tasks the NIST director with developing a suite of AI resources aimed at helping Main Street, lawmakers say.

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…

The program to recruit government technologists has garnered interest from more than 35,000 Americans, according to the OSTP director, who said “hard decisions” to “right-size” agencies were…