Portman, Heinrich Announce Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Bills Included in FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act – Senator Rob Portman

December 15, 2021

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), co-founders of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, announced that two of their bipartisan pieces of legislation to strengthen the U.S. government’s artificial intelligence (AI) readiness, support long-term investments in AI ethics and safety research, and increase governmental AI transparency, have passed as part of the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

“When Congress created the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence it was with the expectation that the Commission provide Congress with the ideas to keep the United States as the world’s AI leader. I am pleased to say that the Commission has delivered,” said Portman. “I am pleased that these important pieces of legislation have been included in the FY 2022 NDAA so that we can continue to implement the good ideas that the Commission has spent so long developing. Ensuring that AI is trustworthy and transparent, and that our warfighters are skilled in the nuances of emerging technology are common sense priorities.”

“Artificial intelligence presents both opportunities and challenges for our nation’s security and we need to be prepared for both,” said Heinrich.</…….