Schumer pushes for comprehensive AI regulation in Congress.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has launched a congressional effort to set new rules for artificial intelligence (AI) in the US, urging officials to move cautiously to avoid hindering US innovation while deputizing key lawmakers across the chamber to hammer out bipartisan proposals to head off concerns about the technology’s impact on privacy, intellectual property and national security. Schumer’s push marks the broadest congressional effort yet, but the speech was light on details about what specific AI-focused laws could look like. Schumer said it would take “months” but not “years” for a legislative package to be presented to Congress.