Democrats drafting AI guardrails for autonomous weapons, domestic spying
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Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to regulate AI use in autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.
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Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to codify federal guardrails for AI use in autonomous weapons and domestic mass surveillance, according to Axios. This initiative stems from the Trump administration's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk this month after the company refused to allow its AI models to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons development. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is writing legislation to place "commonsense safeguards" on AI use by the Defense Department and is eyeing an upcoming must-pass defense authorization package as a potential vehicle. The Trump administration's actions toward Anthropic received bipartisan criticism, with retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) calling them "sophomoric." Senate Democrats view this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as the appropriate place to impose these AI guardrails.
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Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to codify federal guardrails for AI use in autonomous weapons and domestic mass surveillance.
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