Warner-Blackburn standards bill on agenda for Commerce panel markup with other AI bills

A bill by Senate Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) to promote U.S. leadership in developing technical standards for artificial intelligence is on the agenda for a Commerce Committee markup on July 31, along with eight other AI-related bills.

The “Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act,” S.3849, was introduced in February by Warner and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in a report to Congress within one year, “to evaluate and...