Last Wednesday, US lawmakers introduced a new bill that represents one of the country's first major efforts to regulate AI. There are likely to be more to come. It hints at a dramatic shift in Washington's stance toward one of this century's most powerful technologies. Only a few years ago, policymakers had little inclination to regulate AI. Now, as the consequences of not doing so grow increasingly tangible, a small contingent in Congress is advancing a broader strategy to rein the technology in.

This is the fifth blogpost in a series on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights. Following Data & Society's AI & Human Rights Workshop in April, several participants continued to reflect on the convening and comment on the key issues that were discussed. The following is a summary of articles written by workshop attendees Bendert Zevenbergen, Elizabeth Eagen, and Aubra Anthony. In Marrying Ethics and Human Rights for AI Scrutiny, Bendert Zevenbergen (Princeton University) responds to a post by Christiaan van Veen and Corinne Cath, in which they advocate the value of applying a human rights framework in the development and deployment of AI. Both articles stemmed from workshop debates that considered the relevance of an ethical versus a human rights perspective in AI design and governance.