Federal AI Guidance Should Be Risk-Based, State AGs Say

The US government’s regulatory guidance for artificial intelligence should be risk-based to ensure the technology is reliable and secure, a bipartisan coalition of 23 state attorneys general told the Biden administration Tuesday.

The group urged federal agencies to promote a framework that prioritizes mitigating potential risks AI poses to consumers in a letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in response to its request for comment on its AI policies.

The NTIA is seeking public feedback on how to best audit AI systems and ensure they’re trustworthy as it develops recommendations for responsible AI innovation. The ...