AI Rules Congress Mulling Said to Need ‘Bias’ for Innovation (1)

The US should use a “light touch” when regulating artificial intelligence to reap benefits from the technology, Sen. Todd Young said.

“Our bias should be to let innovation flourish,” the Indiana Republican, who’s been helping steer the upper chamber’s legislative response to the burgeoning technology, said Tuesday.

The government nonetheless has to do everything it can “to ensure that crazy people aren’t making bioweapons in their basements,” he said. That approach—ensuring guardrails are put in place against AI’s risks while promoting its benefits—will involve filling in the gaps of existing laws through targeted legislation, Young said.

“Most of the things ...