New AI Training Law Ups Ante for Contractors: Dr. Lance Eliot

Sometimes something seemingly small can have large repercussions. Here’s a vivid example for contractors.

An innocuous bill that has now become law, the AI Training Act, will have significant ramifications for federal contractors that either sell AI-related services or products to the federal government or that leverage AI for delivering their services or products into the federal realm.

President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan measure (Public Law 117-207) October 17, 2022. Even though it was generally noncontroversial, it took roughly a year to enact. Sens. Gary Peters (D–Mich.) and Rob Portman (R–Ohio) ushered the bill through the ...