Biden plans to step up government oversight of AI with new 'pressure tests'; NPR, October 30, 2023

 Deepa Shivaram, NPR; Biden plans to step up government oversight of AI with new 'pressure tests'

"President Biden on Monday will take sweeping executive action to try to establish oversight of the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector, setting new standards for safety tests for AI products – as well as a system for federal "pressure tests" of major systems, White House chief of staff Jeff Zients told NPR.

Months in the making, the executive order reflects White House concerns that the technology, left unchecked, could pose significant risks to national security, the economy, public health and privacy. The announcement comes just days ahead of a major global summit on AI taking place in London, which Vice President Harris will attend."

Transcript: US Senate Judiciary Hearing on Oversight of A.I.; Tech Policy Press, September 13, 2023

Gabby Miller, Tech Policy Press; Transcript: US Senate Judiciary Hearing on Oversight of A.I.

"Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in the spotlight only a week into the U.S. Congress’ return from recess. On Tuesday, the Senate held two AI-focused Subcommittee hearings just a day before the first AI Insight Forum hosted by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY).

Tuesday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law was led by Chairman Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ranking Member Josh Hawley (R-MO), another of a series of hearings in the committee on how best to govern artificial intelligence. It also corresponded with their formal introduction of a bipartisan bill by Sens. Blumenthal and Hawley that would deny AI companies Section 230 immunity. 

• Woodrow Hartzog, Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law Fellow, Cordell Institute for Policy in Medicine & Law, Washington University in St. Louis (written testimony)
• William Dally, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Research, NVIDIA Corporation (written testimony)
• Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft Corporation (written testimony)

(Microsoft’s Smith will also be in attendance for Sen. Schumer’s first AI Insight Forum on Wednesday and NVIDIA’s CEO, Jensen Huang, will be joining him.)"