Senators offer bipartisan bill to test high-risk AI systems in waning days of Congress

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who will be retiring from Congress within days, is leading a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation for establishing a federal office to test the safety of artificial intelligence models that pose the greatest risks.

The Preserving American Dominance in AI Act was introduced Dec. 19 with the intention of guiding lawmakers’ efforts next year. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME) and Jerry Moran (R-KS),...