President Biden said Friday that his White House would continue to put out executive actions aimed at regulating and guiding the use of artificial intelligence but also said those actions won’t end the need for Congress to pass AI legislation.
"These commitments are a promising step, but we have a lot more work to do together," Biden said at the White House as he announced that seven AI development companies would work within a voluntary set of guidelines aimed at creating safe, secure and trustworthy AI systems.
"Realizing the promise of AI by managing the risks is going to require new laws, regulations and oversight," Biden added. "In the weeks ahead, I’m going to continue to take executive action and help America lead the way to responsible innovation."
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"And we’re going to work with both parties to develop appropriate legislation and regulation," he said.
Biden said he has already outlined the need for Congress to take steps to ensure the responsible use of AI, and he repeated his priorities from the White House.
"Congress needs to pass bipartisan legislation that imposes strict limits on personal data collection, ban targeted advertisements to kids, require companies to put health and safety first," he said.
He thanked both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., for making AI regulation a priority, although Congress has yet to...
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