I will help develop a strong, smart federal AI framework that protects consumers, workers, and national security while keeping the United States at the forefront of global AI innovation.

This trip gave us an unfiltered look at the breakthroughs happening in real time, and the real risks we need to address. We came back with a clearer picture of what a strong, smart federal AI framework needs to look like.

Gottheimer says the trip clarified what a strong federal AI framework needs to look like, implying continued work toward such a framework.

RELEASE: AI Commission Co-Chairs Lieu, Foushee, Gottheimer Travel to California’s Bay Area on Fact-Finding Mission
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“AI is moving lightning fast, and Washington needs to keep up. This isn’t about losing this race to our adversaries. It’s about winning the right way, in a way that protects our children, families, and country. We need mandatory, commonsense guardrails and clear rules of the road, so that we innovate safely,” said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5). “Over the last year, we have introduced a series of bipartisan bills that will both protect our families and national security, and ensure we can seize upon the opportunities ahead of us. I’m calling on Republican leadership to immediately bring these critical, bipartisan bills to the floor. We should not go home until we take action.”

Gottheimer called for mandatory AI guardrails and urged House Republican leadership to bring his bipartisan AI bills to the floor immediately.

ICYMI: As AI Advances, Gottheimer Leads Bipartisan Charge to Put Up Immediate Guardrails
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