On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Commerce appointed 27 members to the new National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which was created in response to the National AI Initiative Act of 2020. This is big news for the U.S., which has yet to enact meaningful AI legislation on a federal level (though some localities have rules about AI, such as facial recognition).
Across the world, countries are stepping up to create legal standards for AI. In the European Union, the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act would create a legal framework for artificial intelligence, and China’s ethical norms for AI, published in October of 2021, lays out ideas like promoting openness and avoiding discrimination.
