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Senators Propose Special Oversight Agency for AI, Big Tech

Senators Propose Special Oversight Agency for AI, Big Tech
A response by ChatGPT, an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, is seen on its website in this illustration taken on Feb. 9, 2023. Florence Lo/Reuters
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Two Democrat senators introduced legislation on May 18 that would create an expert federal agency to provide regulation of digital platforms, specifically artificial intelligence.

Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Digital Platform Commission Act, which aims to establish a dedicated federal agency responsible for regulating digital platforms.