Senate Democrats Draft Bills to Codify AI Ethics Rules on Autonomous Weapons and Surveillance
By
Lauren Feiner
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to codify AI company Anthropic's ethical red lines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. The bills, led by Senators Adam Schiff and Elissa Slotkin, aim to ensure human control over life-and-death decisions and limit the Defense Department's ability to use AI for mass surveillance of Americans. This comes after the Trump administration blacklisted Anthropic for setting limits on military use of its AI models, leading to a lawsuit from the company.
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) recently introduced a bill to limit the Defense Department's ability to use AI for mass surveillance of Americans
The Trump administration blacklisted Anthropic earlier this month after it set limits on how the military could use its AI models, designating it a supply-chain risk
Anthropic has filed suit, accusing the government of violating it
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