Washington, June 25 -- Congressman Nathaniel Moran issued the following press release:

Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) today introduced the AI Incident Reporting Act, legislation that would create a federal framework requiring developers of the most advanced artificial intelligence models to report dangerous capabilities, security breaches, and safety incidents to the Secretary of Commerce.

As AI systems grow more autonomous - capable of modifying their own behavior, evading human oversight, and accelerating their own development - the U.S. has had no clear and formal mechanism to learn when something goes wrong. This bill closes that gap.

Under the legislation, the Department of Commerce would designate which AI models meet capabili...