Sen. Cruz’s report on CISA ‘censorship’ targets NIST, NSF AI initiatives

A report from Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) warns that artificial intelligence safety initiatives at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Science Foundation were part of a censorship “apparatus” established under the Biden administration, and says free-speech protections should be enacted before setting rules around AI safety.

“Before contemplating any new federal AI regulation, enact guardrails to prevent federal AI programs, such as the [National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource] and the Center for AI Standards and...