AI regulation is evolving differently on each side of the North Atlantic

Both houses of the U.S. Congress now have significant legislation designed specifically to rein in AI created by contractors for use by the federal government. The news arrives as an influential non-governmental research institute has issued a major critique of the European Commission's proposed AI Act, citing problems and suggested solutions. A House of Representatives bill would create new rules for how the federal government buys artificial intelligence, presumably including biometric applications. The Senate already is deliberating its version of the legislation. Both bodies have to agree on bills for them to be sent to the president for a signature.