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Our Nation Needs Comprehensive AI Legislation, And

Soon
By Dr. Allen Badeau, Chief Technology Officer, Empower AI

The White House recently launched an "AI Bill of Rights" framework to lay the groundwork for the future
creation and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

While this framework includes concrete steps for agencies looking to implement AI, it's only the latest
initiative in a long line of guidelines aimed at outlining the development and implementation of
government AI.

Earlier this year, the Department of Energy released an "AI Risk Management Playbook" with
recommendations to follow through the AI lifespan. In November 2021, the Department of Defense
released "Responsible AI Guidelines," providing stakeholders and companies a framework to ensure that
the AI lifecycle is met with fairness, accountability, and transparency.

These various initiatives are evidence of AI's rapid growth and adoption in the federal sphere. Yet, they
all need more enforceable legislative power to make government-wide AI a reality.

New legislation should streamline the AI development process, creating cohesive and measurable
benchmarks for agencies at the beginning stages of their AI journey.

AI is a Siloed Technology

Due to the restricted nature surrounding government access to users and data, agency networks often
operate in silos. Unfortunately, this is the same with AI, and the lack of standardized and regulated AI
legislation further exacerbates the problem.

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