Societal upheaval during the COVID-19 pandemic underscores need for new AI data regulations – TechCrunch

As a long-time proponent of AI regulation that is designed to protect public health and safety while also promoting innovation, I believe Congress must not delay in enacting, on a bipartisan basis, Section 102(b) of The Artificial Intelligence Data Protection Act -- my proposed legislation and now a House of Representatives Discussion Draft Bill. Guardrails in the form of Section 102(b)'s ethical AI legislation are necessary to maintain the dignity of the individual. What does Section 102(b) of The AI Data Protection Act provide and why the urgent need for the federal government to enact it now? To answer these questions, it is first necessary to understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used during this historic moment when our democratic society is confronting two simultaneous existential threats. Only then can the risks that AI poses to our individual dignity be recognized, and Section 102(b) be understood as one of the most important remedies to protect the liberties that Americans hold dear and that serve as the bedrock of our society.