The Long-Awaited House AI Report Has Lots of Recommendations, but Quick Action Is Unlikely

“We have been very vocal in the belief that something needs to be done,” Committee co-Chair Jay Obernolte said.

Rep. Jay Obernolte

Obernolte said it is still unclear what the future of the task force would be. Bill Clark/AP

Talk of artificial intelligence has been inescapable on Capitol Hill this year, and both Republicans and Democrats have been eager to put their mark on shaping the future of AI policy.

With only a few legislative days left in the year, the House Bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence on Tuesday released a much-anticipated report with dozens of policy recommendations and legislative proposals on how to regulate, promote development and mitigate possible pitfalls when it comes to AI.

“We’re recommending in this task force report that Congress balances the very important job of mitigating the potential harms of artificial intelligence and providing Americans with the protections that they deserve against some of the malicious use of AI,” Rep. Jay Obernolte, the Republican co-chair of the task force, said in a press conference.