Driving The Day

Today is April 8, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, the chairs of two critical committees in the House and Senate introduced a draft, comprehensive data privacy bill that would set national standards and “give consumers the right to sue tech companies that violate their privacy rights.” Officials see “the bicameral, bipartisan nature of this deal” as a difference-maker compared to past efforts to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation. Meanwhile, nine federal agencies, including four that made a similar commitment last April, issued a joint statement promising to use their existing authority to enforce restrictions on the use of AI tools in areas like civil rights. In Maryland, the legislature passed consumer data privacy and children’s data privacy bills. Lastly, The New York Times reports that leading AI developers “ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law” in pursuing AI model training data.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Biden grants TSMC $6.6B to make next-generation semiconductors in U.S.

• Around the Nation: AI is playing an expanding role in criminal investigations, creating what one journalist calls a “black box” in America’s legal system.

• Across the Pond: One of the leading AI Act negotiators declared there will “be a lot of building the plane while flying” when it comes to AI governance in Europe.

• Global Highlights: Canada's Trudeau announces package of AI investment measures.

• Outside Views: “Social order could collapse“ in AI era, two top Japan companies say.

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