The Download: the AI Bill of Rights, and fixing the Nord Stream pipelines

The news: US President Biden has today unveiled a new AI Bill of Rights, which outlines five protections Americans should have in the AI age. Biden has in the past called for better privacy safeguards and for tech companies to stop collecting data. But the US -- home to some of the world's biggest tech and AI companies -- has so far been one of the only Western nations without clear guidance on how to protect its citizens against AI harms. Why it matters: AI is a powerful technology that is transforming our societies. The announcement is the White House's vision of how the US government as well as technology companies and citizens should work together to hold AI accountable.