Washington, Sept. 1 -- Congressman Gabe Evans issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Gabe Evans' Open-Source AI Leadership Act passed the the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, advancing the legislation for consideration by the full Committee.
Rep. Evans introduced the legislation to strengthen America's leadership in open-source artificial intelligence as the United States competes with China for technological dominance - in addition to encouraging commonsense guardrails on this technology to protect consumers. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to support the adoption and use of American open AI models by identifying barriers, coordinating with American companies and st...