February 8, 2025
GOP lawmakers, witnesses hammer Biden AI order’s use of the DPA in ‘overreach’ hearing
Republicans sharpened their attacks on the Biden administration’s use of the Defense Production Act to compel reports from industry regarding the development of dual-use foundation models for artificial intelligence, during a House Oversight hearing led by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC).
“The bottom line is that this use of the DPA appears to be executive overreach and quite frankly, illegal,” Mace said during a March 21 hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee on cyber, info technology and government innovation,...