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Authors Guild Monitors Advancement of AI Bills

Artificial Intelligence

August 1, 2024

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The Authors Guild is closely monitoring developments in AI legislation, including recent actions by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Technology. On Wednesday, July 31, the committee held a markup session on multiple AI-related bills, advancing nine for consideration by the full Senate.

While these bills fall outside our primary focus, which centers on copyright-related legislation under the Judiciary Committee’s purview, the Guild maintains an active interest in all AI-related legislation due to its potential impact on authors and the publishing industry. Our primary advocacy efforts remain directed towards IP-focused bills within the Judiciary Committee’s jurisdiction.

The nine bills approved by the Commerce Committee are as follows:

1. S. 2714, CREATE AI Act of 2023: would establish a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resourc
2. S. 3162 TEST AI Act of 2023: would improve the requirement for the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish testbeds to support the development and testing of trustworthy AI systems
3. S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023: would require NIST to carry out research to facilitate the development of standards for providing authenticity and provenance information for online content
4. S. 4178, Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2024: would authorize the U.S. AI Safety Institute at NIST to promote the development of voluntary standards, and would create testbeds with national labs to accelerate groundbreaking AI innovation
5. S. 4394, NSF AI Education Act of 2024: would create student scholarships, fellowships for professional development, AI guidance for K-12 teachers, and new AI education hubs at community colleges
6. S. 4487: would require the Secretary of Commerce to develop AI training resources and toolkits for small businesses
7. S. 4569: would require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions
8. S. 4596: would require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a public awareness and education campaign to provide information regarding the benefits of, risks relating to, and the prevalence of AI in the daily lives of individuals in the United States
9. S. 4769: would require the NIST Director to develop voluntary guidelines and specifications for internal and external assurances of AI systems