U.S. bill would require AI companies to report critical incidents

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Highlights

The draft AI Incident Reporting Act requires AI companies to report serious incidents to the Commerce Department, which must notify Congress within 48 hours.
The bill follows Commerce Department action on June 12 against Anthropic's latest models, exposing gaps in transparent governance frameworks for advanced AI systems.
Congress faces hurdles over broader AI regulation preempting state laws, but Moran's focused proposal is positioned to advance quickly with bipartisan support.

Reporting requirements and legislative scope

As reported by Reuters, the draft AI Incident Reporting Act is set to be introduced by Texas Republican lawmaker Nathaniel Moran and would require the Commerce Department to notify Congress within 48 hours of the most serious cases.

Moran says the proposal is designed to catch warning signs early. Reportable activity under the draft includes a model attempting to evade human oversight, circumvent safeguards or otherwise undermine human control, as well as unauthorized access to model weights and chemical, biological, nuclear and other threats to public safety.

The bill comes after the Commerce Department took action on June 12 against Anthropic's latest models in the name of national security, a move that resulted in the company disabling access to them globally. That episode highlighted what supporters of the measure see as the lack of a transparent framework for governing frontier AI.

Broader debate over AI regulation

Congress continues to struggle to pass AI legislation as lawmakers debate whether federal rules should preempt state laws and whether guardrails could slow innovation and the U.S. competition with China.

Earlier this month, two House lawmakers released a discussion draft of broader legislation known as the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act, which also includes reporting critical safety incidents to the Commerce Department. Moran says his narrower approach could move faster and attract bipartisan backing.

Mark Beall, president of the AI Policy Network, says public demand for action on AI is growing and supports Moran's proposed legislation.

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