The Conversation We Need to Have About Regulating AI | Brennan Center for Justice

The Brennan Center for Justice has published a research report titled 'The Conversation We Need to Have About Regulating AI.' The report states that the FRONTIER Act would block states from regulating AI developers. In the report's framing, that would cut off what it calls 'a critical engine of regulatory innovation.' The document is published on the Brennan Center for Justice's website as a research report.

The report also states that the FRONTIER Act appears to draw inspiration from similar legislation in New York and California. The excerpt does not identify the specific New York or California measures, nor does it describe other provisions of the FRONTIER Act or the bill's legislative status.

Separately, the report notes that the White House has established a voluntary process for AI developers to submit their models to intelligence authorities for classified testing. According to the report, participation in that process is voluntary, and the testing conducted through it is classified. The excerpt does not state which intelligence authorities are involved, what the testing entails, or whether any AI developers have submitted models. The report presents both the FRONTIER Act and the White House process as parts of the current landscape of US AI governance, with the bill addressing state authority over AI developers and the White House process operating as a voluntary arrangement rather than a regulatory requirement.