Civil rights groups seek key fix to Thune-Klobuchar bill on AI accountability

The Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation and Accountability Act will fall short of its goal unless a small, but important change, is made to the bill’s definition of “high-impact” AI, according to civil society groups reacting to its passage last week by the Senate Commerce Committee.

The bipartisan bill cleared the committee July 31 as a substitute amendment offered by its initial sponsors -- Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) -- to the disappointment of some stakeholders who...