Artificial Intelligence

Senators:“ In light of recent reports of self-harm associated with this emerging application category… policymakers, parents, and their kids deserve to know what your companies are doing to protect users.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) are raising concerns…

New York (CNN) — Two US senators are demanding that artificial intelligence companies shed light on their safety practices. This comes months after several families — including a Florida mom whose 14-year-old son died by suicide — sued startup Character.AI, claiming its chatbots harmed their children. “We write to…

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…

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…

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…