Europe’s AI Act Draws Attention to Congress’ Timeline for Action


December 18, 2023

The European Union reaching a landmark deal on artificial intelligence has thrust the congressional timeline for passing AI legislation into the limelight.

After EU officials agreed on Dec. 8 to move forward with sweeping AI legislation, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and industry officials shared a renewed sense of urgency to respond to the emerging technology, and its potential to disrupt the global economy.

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State-by-state AI legislation would be “terrible,” said Susan Ariel Aaronson, a professor at George Washington University and director of the university’s Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub. It “undermines trust in the United States,” she said.

Read the full article in the Bloomberg.