Buck is in charge of a bill from both parties that would set up an AI committee for the U.S. government.
A Republican lawmaker who is in charge of Congress’s answer to Big Tech is asking for a committee to speed up the development of artificial intelligence technology in the U.S., saying that Congress is going “too slow” on this rapidly changing sector.
This week, Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado) and Democratic Reps. Ted Lieu and Anna Eshoo introduced the National AI Commission Act. This bill calls for a group of 20 experts in different areas of AI to meet and give the U.S. government advice about the risks and possibilities it brings.
Buck told Fox News Digital, “I think we should look at this bill very closely and move it very quickly.” “But I think we should take our time putting together the commission, make sure we get the right people, and think carefully about what the best ideas are and how to handle this.”
Buck has long been one of the most adamant opponents on Capitol Hill of Big Tech’s uncontrolled growth. He admitted that Congress was going at a slow, “deliberative” pace on AI, as it usually does, but claimed that the committee would help with those discussions.
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“It took Congress a few years to figure out what they wanted to do with the internet, and the mistake they made back then was that they didn’t follow up every year on how to make it even better,” Buck said.
He said, “That’s why I think we should keep this commission in place long enough to see some of the effects of the laws and rules that have been passed.”
Buck said, “I think we’re behind now,” when asked if he was worried about Capitol Hill going behind on AI.
“Congress is meant to take its time. We don’t want to pass rules that touch the whole country all at once, so this is a very careful process. And I think this panel will help with that,” he said, comparing the fast pace of AI growth today to the rise of the internet.
Buck said, “I think we’re behind now,” when asked if he was worried about Capitol Hill going behind on AI.
Many politicians who want to do something about AI have linked it to the internet and social media to tell their colleagues that they need to get ahead of its growth to better handle the risks.
Buck warned, “I hope Congress stays on top of this and doesn’t just run away from its responsibilities and say, ‘We did it,’ and now it’s over.” “The first five or six years of the internet taught us a lot. If Congress had known what we know now, they could have stopped some of the problems we saw 20 years later.”
“Congress is meant to take its time. We don’t want to pass rules that touch the whole country all at once, so this is a very careful process. And I think this panel will help with that,” he said, comparing the fast pace of AI growth today to the rise of the internet.
