Congress Continues to Get up to Speed on Artificial Intelligence

Attendees take pictures and interact with the Engineered Arts Ameca humanoid robot with artificial intelligence as it is demonstrated during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Members of Congress may be late to the table in learning about artificial intelligence (AI), but the lawmakers are committed to playing catchup.

The legislators are learning and thinking about AI, its present and future benefits, and its negative influences. They are figuring out what role Uncle Sam may play in developing and using the technology and phenomenon.