Senate Homeland Security Democrats approve sweeping AI procurement reforms

The Senate Homeland Security Committee approved without any Republican support a bipartisan bill that would codify White House guidelines for agencies on purchasing safe and secure artificial intelligence, among other sweeping requirements with major implications for tech companies given the government’s purchasing power.

The committee cleared for floor consideration the PREPARED for AI Act introduced by Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) which would form a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers Council to coordinate the development and...