In The News
Dec 30, 2024
Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., have introduced the Trustworthy by Design Artificial Intelligence Act, which seeks to establish best practice guidelines for federal agencies’s efforts to develop AI systems. Under the Senate bill, the National Institute of Security and Technology would be required…
Press Release
Dec 03, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provide more information to Congress on the ability of existing U.S. export controls to manage A.I.-related national security risks and human rights concerns. The Senators emphasized…
In The News
Nov 26, 2024
Industry leaders back the TRAIN Act, seeking to help artists identify unauthorized use of their copyrighted works in generative AI training models. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act on Monday in the latest effort to shield…
Press Release
Nov 14, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned Shira Perlmutter, Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, about the need for increased transparency around the use of AI, and discussed his legislative efforts to increase transparency and protect copyrighted…
In The News
Oct 09, 2024
Photo by vs148 / Shutterstock.com Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., has introduced a bill that would require the Department of Defense to report to Congress on risk assessments of the use of artificial intelligence in defense systems as part of a push to improve DOD’s ethical technology leadership…