Congresswoman wants to create AI review commission

March 25--U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Willsboro, has introduced a bill to designate a special commission to review artificial-intelligence development in the United States. The independent National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence would be included in the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act and be comprised of private sector experts, academics and former Department of Defense officials. The commission's primary responsibilities would be to review advancements in AI across the country, identify national security needs that could be addressed with AI, ensure the United States remains competitive with development, and recommend ways to use such technology more effectively. Ms. Stefanik, who chairs the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, said it is important to create this new commission as the world, including China and Russia, continues to make progress on artificial intelligence development. "The purpose is to jump-start and ignite a national assessment of what our machine learning capabilities need to be to make sure we are a global leader," she said.