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New US tech bills target AI research and biometric surveillance
Original: Tech bills of the week: AI research competitions; Prohibiting federal use of biometric tech; and more
Lawmakers have introduced a set of technology bills this week, including measures to establish AI research competitions and to prohibit federal agencies from using biometric identification technology. The package covers several other tech policy proposals as well. The moves come as Congress continues to debate how far the government should go in both promoting and restraining artificial intelligence and surveillance tools.
Why now: Congressional attention to AI and biometric surveillance is a live policy debate with wide implications for government and industry.
US Congressfederal governmentartificial intelligencebiometric technology
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- Tech bills of the week: AI research competitions; Prohibiting federal use of biometric tech; and more · Nextgov/FCW
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