US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has launched a sprawling congressional effort to set new rules for artificial intelligence, touting a plan to more closely entwine lawmakers with outside experts in a race to catch up to Europe’s lengthy head start on a robust regulatory package.
Schumer unveiled what he called a “new process” for fielding input from industry representatives, researchers and consumer advocates, a system designed to turbocharge lawmakers’ understanding of the complicated area and speed regulation along.
