Black Caucus Prepares for AI Battle in Congress and Beyond

Black leaders in Congress say that they will use the power of their numbers to force civil rights protections in any artificial intelligence bill that is about to become law.

The Congressional Black Caucus controls a key bloc of votes in Congress, with close to 60 Democratic lawmakers in its ranks. When civil rights provisions were removed from House lawmakers’ attempt at landmark privacy legislation earlier this summer, the bipartisan legislation stalled, in part, because of opposition from Black members.

“Because of the large bloc of votes that we deliver, there’s nothing that’s going to move without us,” said Rep. ...