Democrats Propose New Bill To Make AI More Transparent

Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif) will introduce a bill in the House of Representatives on Friday that would require companies creating artificial intelligence models to disclose details about how they develop that technology.

The AI Foundation Model Transparency Act will call on federal agencies to set transparency standards and give the public a chance to understand the data beneath products like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Bard chatbot. Greater transparency could help consumers understand whether a system is spitting out incorrect information or making biased decisions.

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