Key lawmakers flag copyright issues as priority in a stream of AI legislation to come

Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) singled out questions of fair use and intellectual property as artificial intelligence issues for timely action by lawmakers, while suggesting that Congress will be working on a slew of legislation to address use of the technology more broadly for years to come.

“Most of what we're discussing now has to do with this issue of fair use of copyrighted material in training the AI, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg,” said Obernolte, who chairs...