Republicans of the US Congress are trying to determine the States to be able to introduce or apply laws that would create railing for artificial intelligence or automated decision-making systems for 10 years.
A provision in the budgetary bill proposed now before the House of Representatives prohibit any public or local director from continuing “any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems or automated decision -making systems” unless the purpose of the law is “to delete legal obstacles or to facilitate the deployment or functioning of” these systems.
The provision was a last -minute addition by the House Republicans to the bill only two nights before it was marked on Tuesday. The Chamber’s Energy and Trade Committee voted on Wednesday morning to advance the reconciliation package.
The bill largely defines AI systems and models, with everything, from facial recognition systems to AI AI qualifications. The proposed law would also apply to systems that use algorithms or AI to make decisions, especially for hiring, housing and if someone is eligible for public advantages.
Many of these automated decision -making systems have recently been criticized. The proposal for deregulation occurs in the heels of a trial brought by several attorney general of the State against the Realpage real estate management software, that the trial alleges collusion to owners to increase rents according to the algorithmic recommendations of the company. Another company, Saferent, recently settled a collective appeal filed by black and Hispanic tenants who say they are refused apartments on the basis of an opaque score that the company has given them.
Some states have already signed laws that would try to establish guarantees around these systems. New York, for example, adopted a law that required that automated hiring systems are undergoing biases. California has adopted several laws regulating automated decision -making, one of which requires health care providers to inform patients when sending communications using a generative AI. These laws may become inapplicable if the reconciliation bill is adopted.
“This bill is a radical and reckless attempt to protect some of the largest and most powerful societies in the world – from Big Tech monopolies to Realpage, Unitedhealth Group – of all kinds of responsibility,” said Lee Hepner, senior legal advisor to the American Economic Liberties project.
The new language complies with Trump administration actions which aim to remove any obstacle perceived to the development of AI. After taking office, Donald Trump immediately revoked an executive decree of the Biden administration which created security railings for the deployment and development of the AI. Silicon Valley has long judged that any regulation stifles innovation, and several eminent members of the technology industry have joined or supported the campaign of the American president, leading the administration to echo the same feeling.
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“State legislators across the country intensify real solutions to real damage – this bill is a preventive strike to close them before winning more ground,” said Hepner.
