Sen. Schiff introduces bill to restrict Defense Department's use of AI
The measure would require commanders to keep decision records and add review steps for autonomous weapons and surveillance systems.
- On Monday, Sen Adam Schiff introduced the Human Authority in Lethal Operations Act, which seeks to limit the Defense Department's use of artificial intelligence in lethal strikes.
- These efforts follow a highly public dispute between The Pentagon and Anthropic earlier this year over the terms of use for the company's AI model.
- The Human Authority in Lethal Operations Act establishes a "clear chain of command" for autonomous weapons, requiring Pentagon officials to maintain records of decision-making processes, such as target selection, for review.
- Several other Senate Democrats are pushing to add AI constraints to the National Defense Authorization Act ; Sen Kirsten Gillibrand introduced a similar bill last week, while Sen Elissa Slotkin plans related legislation.
- Schiff emphasized that while AI advances national security, there is an "urgent need" for guardrails, as the Defense Department cannot rely on technology alone when risks of harm to Americans could be fatal.
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Senators introduce legislation for strengthened human control over autonomous weapons
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) today introduced new legislation to codify guardrails over the military's use of autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems and maintain human control over the use of force via such technologies, just days after Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced two bills with similar goals. Schiff’s Human Authority in Lethal Operations (HALO) Act would mandate a clear chain of command with a designated individual responsible for decid…
Schiff unveils bill restricting Pentagon AI use without human involvement
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced a bill Monday that would require human involvement in the Pentagon’s use of autonomous or semi-autonomous weapons that rely on AI. The legislation, called the Human Authority in Lethal Operations Act, seeks to establish a “clear chain of command” under which a designated commander has the final say over decisions…
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