Chair Rodgers on Biden's AI Executive Order

Statement

"To win the future and beat China, it's vital that America leads in developing and deploying artificial intelligence with our values built in. That's why Energy and Commerce has been at the forefront of ensuring American AI leadership, including enacting strategies through the bipartisan American COMPETE Act of 2020. It directed the Department of Commerce to evaluate U.S. competitiveness in this emerging technology.

As companies begin to incorporate AI, we need to protect and secure the personal information of every American, especially our children, while preserving innovation in the process. I agree with President Biden that the best way to do this is by enacting a comprehensive data privacy and security law, which should be the first step towards cementing America's leadership in AI.

We're at a pivotal moment with AI, and unilateral, one-size-fits-all regulations will not alleviate every concern and may ultimately hamper innovation. To address the challenges of AI and take advantage of the benefits, the administration needs to work with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to strike the right balance between encouraging entrepreneurship and ensuring robust protections for people's data."

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