Americans for Responsible Innovation names Sen. Todd Young 2024 Responsible AI Champion

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On Thursday, Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) announced its list of 2024 Responsible AI Champions, recognizing lawmakers who’ve displayed leadership in advancing AI safeguards in Congress this year.

The bipartisan list includes lawmakers from both the House and the Senate, all of whom have spearheaded bipartisan legislation to mitigate AI risks, support U.S. leadership in tech, and address AI’s harms.

This year’s 2024 Responsible AI Champions include: Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), and Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.).

Sen. Young co-led introduction of the Future of AI Innovation Act with Sen. Cantwell. Following the Senate’s bipartisan AI roundtables series, Sen. Young took a leadership role in developing the Senate’s bipartisan roadmap for artificial intelligence policy.

Working across the aisle with Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Sen. Young has also introduced the Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act (S. 4596), bipartisan legislation to boost awareness of AI’s risks and opportunities through a public awareness and education campaign.

“When advanced AI gets into the wrong hands or when it’s misused, that creates new risks for our national security and for consumers,” ARI President Brad Carson said. “The lawmakers we’re recognizing today are working to tackle AI risks while building access to the new opportunities AI creates. Passing new AI safeguards is going to take bipartisan support, and that’s exactly how these lawmakers have approached the issue.”