Senior Democrat pushes back against AI select committee

The top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee pushed back Monday against Democrats forming a House select committee that would be tasked with dealing with AI.

“I’m concerned that a Select Committee on AI would only further delay legislation,” said Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), who is poised to assume the chairship of Energy and Commerce, and thus hold considerable sway over AI legislation, should his party retake the House in November.

Pallone’s comments come after POLITICO reported that some Democrats were considering creating a select committee on AI in a Democrat-controlled House and that the idea was presented to House…

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