U.S. Must Keep Artificial Intelligence Edge to Keep Security Threats in Check, Lawmakers Say

The U.S. could face heightened national security threats and lose its economic edge if the government doesn't step up its game when it comes to artificial intelligence, according to a pair of oversight lawmakers. Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., on Tuesday published a report detailing the current state of the country's artificial intelligence ecosystem and offering recommendations for how government could steer and accomodate the technology's development in the years ahead. The report is based on a series of hearings examining the government's role in advancing AI hosted earlier this year by the House Oversight Subcommittee on Information Technology, on which Hurd chairs and Kelly serves as ranking member. "[Artificial intelligence] is a topic that's going to transcend and be important beyond this Congress," Hurd said Tuesday during a call with reporters. "I think this report [will] lay a foundation for future focus by Congress and other parts of the government."