House Forms Bipartisan Task Force to Address AI Threats

AI task force will be responsible for writing a comprehensive report that will include guiding principles, recommendations, and bipartisan policy proposals.

An AI robot at an artificial intelligence conference in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 28, 2023. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

House lawmakers are forming a bipartisan task force to explore how Congress can bolster safety issues and emerging threats surrounding the growing development and use of artificial intelligence (AI).

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a Feb. 20 press release that they have each appointed 12 members to the bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which will explore potential legislation to address concerns relating to AI.