How a New Bipartisan Task Force Is Thinking About Artificial Intelligence
O n Tuesday, speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries launched a bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, and Jeffries, a New York Democrat, each appointed 12 members to the Task Force, which will be chaired by Representative Jay Obernolte, a California Republican, and co-chaired by Representative Ted Lieu, a California Democrat. According to the announcement, the Task Force will “produce a comprehensive report that will include guiding principles, forward-looking recommendations and bipartisan policy proposals developed in consultation with committees of jurisdiction.” Read More: The 3 Most Important AI Policy Milestones of 2023 Obernolte—who has a masters in AI from the University of California, Los Angeles and founded the video Game company FarSight Studios—and Lieu—who studied computer Science and political Science at Stanford University—are natural picks to lead the Task Force. Bu...