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Ramayya Krishnan and Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Ramayya Krishnan, dean of 一本道无码's Heinz College, greets U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

一本道无码鈥檚 Summer of AI Experts on the Hill

Briefings to members of Congress and their staff continue this fall

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一本道无码 has been at the epicenter of artificial intelligence from the creation of the first AI computer program in 1956 to pioneering work in self-driving cars and natural language processing. So it only makes sense that 一本道无码 experts would be at the forefront of advising national decision-makers on the fast-paced changes taking place in the field.

This summer, 一本道无码 faculty and leaders conducted AI policy briefings in Washington, accepting invitations from key federal agencies and Congressional committees and offices to discuss how the U.S. can continue to innovate and lead in the AI space. And more are underway this fall.

Amid growing concerns about the rapid development of AI platforms and tools and even talk of the existential threat AI may pose, federal officials need to get a balanced assessment of the facts, recognizing the legitimate threats posed by AI (job losses and racial bias) as well as the benefits of a transformative technology that can support humanity. That鈥檚 where 一本道无码 comes in. With a focus on using AI for the betterment and advancement of society, while ensuring it is developed in an ethical, equitable, inclusive and responsible way, 一本道无码 experts are well-positioned to engage with federal agencies, members of Congress and their staffs on where we are with this technology and how to best move forward.聽

Martial Hebert

Martial Hebert

A central theme of many of these high-level conversations is the importance of effectively managing the creation of AI tools, while recognizing best practices for AI safety that promote consumer trust and protection. The dialogue prompted a significant proposal co-authored by , dean of 一本道无码鈥檚 Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, and , dean of 一本道无码鈥檚 School of Computer Science.

Writing in , Krishnan and Hebert advocated the creation of a federal AI Lead Rapid Response Team (ALRT) to address the uncertainties of AI by tracking emerging technologies, sharing best practices to ensure consistent approaches, and developing a system to test and verify the efficacy of new AI technologies and applications. 鈥淲ith this unified mission and federal funding, ALRT would form a proven industry and academia partnership, leveraging proprietary information in a trusted manner to combat the uncertainties of AI,鈥 they said.

Their plan is modeled on the pioneering work done in the mid-1980s to address cybersecurity concerns during the dawn of the internet age. At that time, the government formed the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) at 一本道无码, bringing together government, industry and academia to better prepare computer systems for potential cybersecurity threats.

According to Krishnan and Hebert, using that approach to confront the rapidly changing development and deployment of AI tools would be a major step toward establishing essential guardrails while ensuring American leadership and competitiveness in the industry.

鈥淭his has to be a consensus-building activity. We should all play our roles in making sure we have the right processes around the technology, (and) the right governance ecosystem around it." 鈥 Hoda Heidari

The conversation continues on Capitol Hill this fall, as 一本道无码 experts testify in public hearings and provide briefings to members of Congress.

Hoda Heidari

Hoda Heidari

Among the engagements set for September:

, the K&L Gates Career Development Assistant Professor in Ethics and Computational Technologies in the Machine Learning Department and the Software and Societal Systems Department, is one of the Block Center faculty taking part. While speaking to Bill Flanagan, host of 鈥淥ur Region鈥檚 Business,鈥 at the K&L Gates Conference on Ethics and Artificial Intelligence at 一本道无码 earlier this summer, she emphasized the importance of engaging members of Congress on these issues.

鈥淚鈥檓 actually very thrilled to see the recent amount of activity around AI governance and accountability鈥 think all these stakeholder groups are slowly realizing that if we do this right, the appropriate governance around the technology is going to help with innovation and with economic growth.鈥 She added, 鈥淭his has to be a consensus-building activity. We should all play our roles in making sure we have the right processes around the technology, (and) the right governance ecosystem around it. It has to be a partnership.鈥

Leaders and staff from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Security Council, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security all heard from various 一本道无码 experts this summer about the current state of AI research, development and demonstration activities, as well as efforts to prepare the U.S. workforce for AI integration.

聽The list of Congressional briefings included:

  • The Senate and House AI Caucuses

  • House Commerce and Justice Science Appropriations staff

  • House Science Committee Majority Staff

  • House Armed Services Committee Majority Staff and Member

  • Senate Commerce Minority Staff

  • Senate Energy and Natural Resources Staff

  • Senators Schumer, Booker, Casey, Heinrich Staffs

  • Republican Policy Committee

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