U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has unveiled a framework for AI legislation focused on corporate regulations

 

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has unveiled a framework for AI legislation focused on corporate regulations.  According to Hawley, any AI regulations will need to move through the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, of which he is a ranking member. According to Axios, the five principles in the framework would require licenses for companies to build generative AI, create a legal way for people to sue companies for AI harm, restrict AI tehc to children, and enact fines for AI models that collect sensitive personal data without consent. They also propose to ban AI technology imports from China and bar U.S. companies from aiding in China's development of AI. Hawley said he plans to collaborate further with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the committee's chair, on additional bipartisan action on AI legislation. Other lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and several House members, are also exploring ideas for AI regulatory legislation.